Letters to the Editor

It’s a true shame that the (Mansfield) board of education voted the way it did regarding campus wear. It’s my belief that the members are out of touch. It’s time that we bring on new people. I hope to see more petitions being drawn for school board. I also hope to see students and parents […]

It would be a gross understatement to say that we are disappointed in the total lack of support demonstrated by the County Commissioners for the NECIC project. Your actions confirm the belief that the progress of the county has not been because of government leadership but in spite of it. Others have taken the lead. […]

COLUMBUS – Governor Mike DeWine has announced his state budget priorities for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 in his state of the state address. Among his K–12 education proposals include bold steps that would greatly strengthen Ohio’s school choice programs. Most notable are: (1) boosting the supplemental funding for quality public charter schools to $3,000 […]

Public school administrators wield a great deal of power over our children’s lives – too much power. The only solution is school choice. A recent undercover investigation in Ohio by the watchdog group Accuracy in Media (AIM) underscores the troubling arrogance of administrators who think they know best what values and lessons children should be […]

 MARION — Is it illegal? WMRN-AM plans to use a groundhog supplied by Kokas Exotics — whose owner, Craig Kokas, is only licensed to breed and sell animals, not to exhibit them, and received 70 federal citations for animal welfare violations in 2022 alone — at its Groundhog Day event. So PETA sent a letter […]

Dear Editor, I am writing to thank Mansfield​​-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Generosity throughout contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Across the U.S., the project collected over 9.3 million shoebox […]

NAACP MANSFIELD #3190 Stands with The NAACP Ohio State Conference and other Civil Rights Leaders who decry Sub. HB 458 which disproportionately attacks voting rights of Black, brown, and naturalized Ohioans. In a recent letter signed by: Tom Roberts, Dayton President, Ohio Conference of NAACP Andre Washington, Columbus President, A. Philip Randolph Institute Pierrette M. […]

Writers should limit letters to 500 words or less, although there is some leeway here. A writer cannot submit more than one letter to the editor per month. No profanity, vulgarity or libelous claims, etc. We will not publish a personal issue with an individual or a business (I bought a garage door opener at […]

Just the facts … It’s a line Jack Webb made famous on the old TV show Dragnet years ago. There has been a lot of stir about solar vs. wind turbines and I must admit after seeing TV scenes with rows of the devices in an ugly picket line they were not really very appealing. […]

Whether you live in a city, suburb, or rural area, most Ohioans believe individuals have the right to make their own personal choices concerning their lives and the families they are raising. We suddenly find Dewine and our Republican politicians are imposing their religious views into law, mandating government control over the intimate lives of […]