To the editor: As Sheriff of Richland County, I see firsthand the challenges facing law enforcement every day. From fighting violent crime to keeping fentanyl out of our communities, the stakes are high, and the margin for error is small. When families call us, they expect that we will be there to protect them. To […]
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Letter to the Editor: Candidate suspends campaign for Mansfield BOE seat
To the Editor: After much thought and reflection, I have decided to not turn my petition in and suspend my campaign for Mansfield City School Board. This decision was not made lightly, as I remain deeply committed to improving the quality of education for every student in our district. However, due to current personal and […]
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Letter to the editor: A national mesothelioma registry is needed to combat misdiagnosis in veterans
Dear Editor, My name is Hilda Oltean, and I’m with Environmental Litigation Group P.C., a law firm helping victims of toxic exposure. We want to contribute with an opinion article discussing how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in collaboration with the Department of Defense (DoD) and relevant healthcare stakeholders, should urgently consider implementing a centralized […]
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Letter to the Editor: Missed opportunity for children & families in state budget
Ohio’s recently signed biennium budget could have been a turning point for children and working families, but instead, it became a missed opportunity. Despite Governor DeWine’s forward-thinking proposals to expand access to affordable child care and early learning, the final budget fell short. While some programs saw modest increases, many of the governor’s key recommendations, […]
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Letter to the Editor: Kudos to those boosting Mansfield’s infrastructure
During the Battle of Britain Churchill famously said, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few”. Churchill was referring to when the Royal Air Force, near single-handedly, defeated the much more powerful Luftwaffe. Locally, we have a private citizen to whom it deserves to be said, […]
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Letter to the Editor: Democracy is dead
Dear Editor, 1787, Philadelphia: Mrs. Elizabeth Willing Powell, “Well, Doctor what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” Benjamin Franklin, “A Republic, if you can keep it.” I regret to inform you, we did not keep it. Born on the Fourth of July, died one day short of its 250th birthday. In Ohio Medicaid […]
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Letter to the Editor: Banish the idea to move the monuments in Central Park
An open letter to the Citizens of Richland County, I am deeply distressed over your Project’s proposal concerning the ‘Homage Project’ idea that was delivered to the Joint Veterans on Council June 24 by Jennifer Beavis. As you know, Jennifer proposed moving the historical War Monuments to an un identified place in the area. She […]
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Letter to the Editor: Ohio’s U.S. senators should vote ‘No’ on SNAP cuts
In a beautiful agricultural state like ours, we have the pleasure of watching as the nation’s amber waves of grain literally grow around us. In Ashland, where my family lives, we see glimpses of ‘hidden hunger’ at odds with the bounty growing in the fields. Donations fly off food pantry shelves and the monthly Matthew […]
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Letter to the Editor: Homeowners shouldn’t bear so much of the tax burden
Dear Editor, In response to the article of Jodie Perry claiming irreparable harm if HB 335 becomes law, I disagree. It’s time home owners stop having to bear the weight of taxes simply because we own a home. Tax for this and tax for that. Not to mention that allowing non-homeowners to vote on these […]
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Letter to the Editor: Responding to U.S. Rep. Jordan
Oh my, Rep. Jim Jordan has it all wrong-again! For him to say the left “hates” cuttingtaxes, secure borders, telling able-bodied people they need to work, and giving parentsschool choice, is grossly misleading and he knows it. Politicians have a hard time with the truth and facts because the truth and facts do not always […]