My name is John Spon and for the past 12 years, you’ve known me as Mansfield’s Law Director. I want you to know another name: Michael Kemerer. For the entirety of my 12 years, Michael has served as my First Assistant, running my criminal division, in addition to serving as a designated civil case litigator. […]
Letters to the Editor
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Letter to the Editor: Digital advertising under assault in Washington
Dear Editor, From cities large and small across Ohio, small businesses depend on digital advertising to attract customers and earn revenue. These small businesses are the backbone of our economy, including in Mansfield. In fact, small businesses in Ohio make up 99.6 percent of all businesses and employ more than 2.2 million people, which is about 45 […]
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Letter to the Editor: The case for recreational marijuana legalization
To the editor, Those wedded to the status quo of marijuana prohibition frequently mischaracterize state-level cannabis regulation as a risk not worth taking (“Romanchuk: The case against recreational marijuana legalization” Oct. 23). However, neither public opinion nor the available data support this position. Voters’ support for legalization has never been higher. Further, none of the 23 […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote for Mansfield’s water measure
Dear Editor, Four years ago a nineteen year old man set fire to an abandoned house on South Foster Street. The fire spread to the next door residence resulting in the death of a 3 year old girl. It was a terrible loss for her family, a shock to the neighborhood and a wake-up call […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote for Mansfield’s water measure
Dear Editor, For years, our facility at 150 East Longview Ave. was plagued with water outages. Eventually, we had to connect to a second water main, to provide back up when one, or the other failed. Businesses need water to operate, the same as they’ need electricity and natural gas. Please, vote yes for the […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote yes on water mains
Dear Editor, Advantage Credit Union serves in the best interest of our members. That is what credit unions do and that principle, guides all of our Board Members’ decisions. So, you might wonder “why did we give $500 to the Mansfield Water Main Initiative campaign when our office is in Ontario and does not use […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote no on Issue 1
In a world still reeling from the atrocities inflicted on innocent people from babies to elderly only 12 days ago, I find it horrific that we find on the ballot in the “civilized” state of Ohio a Constitutional amendment espousing a “right” to kill babies. We watched in horror as babies were murdered in front […]
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Vote for Mansfield’s Water Main Initiative
I am writing in support of the Mansfield Water Main Initiative that is coming up for a vote on Nov. 7. This necessary and long overdue project is of immediate and high importance to safeguard access to water in Mansfield. According to a recent article about the initiative, there are 385 water mains that are […]
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Vote yes for Mansfield water mains
Have you had to boil your city water before drinking or cooking with it? I have because I live in Mansfield. When a water main breaks, bacteria and other germs enter through the breach and that water isn’t good for anything but watering the grass and the garden. The fire department can use it to […]
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Letter to the Editor: Our water, our responsibility
I am a part owner of a local, family-run greenhouse located at The NECIC Urban Farm on Bowman St. We depend on city water to grow plants that turn into meals for our community. When I learned about the poor condition of our Water Mains, I could see that a failure would be a true […]