Dear Richland County residents, I am voting NO to the Ban on Property Rights on May 5th. I am a retired social studies teacher. My students and I read the United States Constitution word for word, cover to cover, annually for 40 years. We reviewed landmark Supreme Court cases and original historical documents. The Founding […]
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Letter to the Editor: Look beyond the name or image when voting
As someone who has served in public office — and who has spent nearly three decades working in and around real estate — I believe it’s important to take a step back and look clearly at what the upcoming May 5th vote on solar and wind development restrictions in Richland County actually represents. The protection […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote no on the ban on property rights
I truly do appreciate Mr. Smith’s concern about protecting the natural beauty of our county. Living in the country I appreciate the natural beauty of my Possum Run area especially and under normal circumstances would agree with him wholeheartedly. However, these are not normal times. Global warming is real and it’s a threat to our […]
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Letter to the Editor: Rural Richland County better off without industrial wind, solar
I support the need for clean energy. There are ways to scale it up that don’t come at the cost of ruining the scenic beauty that makes rural Richland County special – a place where people currently love to live, work, play and where tourists come to spend their dollars. Few areas in Ohio remain […]
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Letter to the Editor: We must uphold private property rights
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to express my strong support for upholding private property rights, specifically the right of landowners to enter into voluntary agreements for solar, wind, or battery storage projects on their land. As a resident and property owner of this county, I believe that farmers and landowners deserve the freedom […]
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Letter to the Editor: Voters should support renewable energy opportunities
I owe my entire life, career, and success to the opportunities Mansfield provided me as a young working man. It would be a shame to see the county so needlessly shut the door to opportunity in the upcoming referendum on May 5th. I grew up in Mansfield in the 1960s, in a house on Belmont. […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote ‘No’ on local energy issue
As a life-long resident of Richland County, I have always believed that what a property owner does with their own land is their own business. It should not be subject to a decision from our elected officials. That is why I was troubled when our County Commissioners voted last summer to ban large-scale solar and […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote no ban on property rights on May 5
Dear Richland County Residents: I am a grandmother who believes in freedom and science. I want to leave a better world behind for my children, grandchildren and generations to come. I have lived in Richland County my entire life as did my parents, grandparents and great grandparents. My husband and I reared a family of […]
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Letter to the Editor: Main Street project triggers hope and concern
As a social work student at OSU Mansfield, I am watching the $20 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Project with a mix of hope and concern. While the new sidewalks and brick crosswalks will undoubtedly make our downtown more beautiful and walkable, we must ask: who is this beauty for? Often, “beautification” includes subtle design […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote no on renewable energy issue
As a mother and a former Mansfield City Council member, I’ve learned that the strongest communities are built on trust — trust in our neighbors to make thoughtful decisions about their own lives and their own land. That’s why I’m voting “No” on the May 5th renewable energy ban referendum. This referendum isn’t asking whether […]