Do we the people deserve a say? Is it OK for Mansfield City Council to decide on new legislation for our city without allowing time for meaningful input by residents? In one night, council turned away a new, legal, high paying industry from our community by banning medical marijuana businesses. In one night, council went […]
Letters to the Editor
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Volunteerism in jeopardy in Ontario
I am writing to express my disapproval of the Ontario City Council’s pending vote to dissolve the Ontario Recreation Board. I strongly feel that dissolving the board and the way it is being handled is not in the best interest of the citizens of Ontario. Here’s why: · The Ontario Recreation Board is strictly volunteer […]
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Off-season is a busy time for 4-H too
Have you ever wondered what happens in the “off season” of the 4-H year, once 4-H Camp and the Crawford County and Ohio State Fairs have wrapped? While the 4-H club year kicks off at the beginning of the calendar year, and wraps up in the fall, there are other activities and fundraisers happening in […]
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Reasons for rezoning Mohican Forest seem ill-conceived
In 1998, the Mohican Ad Hoc Committee allowed for silviculture in only 743 acres of the 4,700 acres. The new plan would allow timbering in 3,386 acres, protecting only 1,314 acres. The new plan’s goal is to return the acreage to “historical forests of the region.” Removing the pine trees does not guarantee that hardwoods […]
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Preserve Mohican Forest
After a visit to my hometown this weekend I’m shocked to see that Mohican Forest is again facing a future on the chopping block. Although I’ve moved to Colorado I still come to my home grounds often and always visit the forest to hike or borrow a bike to ride the fabulous Mt. Bike trails […]
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Mohican Forest deserves protection
These days, building trust, showing respect, compromising, listening, and having compassion are traits we humans need modeled and experienced in order to slow down and alter this path our society is currently on. When we rarely slow down and take time to be still, to remind ourselves of what truly matters, and what we should […]
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Member of Mohican Ad Hoc Council challenges ODNR plan
As a member of the Mohican Ad Hoc Council, I take great offense in ODNR’s DOF New Management Plans. In June of 1999, then Governor Bob Taft and ODNR Director Sam Speck welcomed our recommendations for management of Mohican-Memorial State Forest and said that any limited timber harvesting in the forest would not utilize commercial […]
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Water issues nix sale of Ashland County home
Apparently there is a problem with the ground water in Ohio. My family and I were considering a move to the beautiful state of Ohio. We love the state! We love the country setting and looked forward to purchasing a home in the country. After a long search we found our dream home. Made an […]
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Mohican concerns should be addressed to ODNR
The Ohio Division of Natural Resources (ODNR) “manages” Mohican Forest. Management techniques include logging, thinning, and spraying. Management can be done in various ways for various reasons, but more often than not, the “management” is to grow timber for wood products that result in a small financial gain relative to the damage done to the […]
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Quality food or quality people
Dear Editor, Come one, come all to your local farmer’s market, now accepting food stamps. That is the gist of how many farmer’s markets across America are promoting themselves as they begin to open for the spring and summer. One by one many are starting to accept food stamps. Doesn’t that sound wonderful? A space […]