To the editor: Regarding Issue 1 on abortion: Before I offer an opinion, I need the answers to the two questions: 1.) When does a clump of human cells legally become a person? 2.) The State of Ohio is constitutionally mandated to provide Equal Protection Under the Law to what ...
To the editor: Froma Harrop’s editorial in today’s (10-13-2023) Morning Journal was absolutely ludicrous. Why any newspapers would publish her is a deep mystery to me. Her headline was, “We need two parties to fix the border. We now have only one.” Let’s se, our country has had at ...
To the editor: As a young reporter at the Morning Journal, I covered the administrations of Lisbon Mayor Joe Chapman and the late Lisbon Mayor Frank Rudibaugh, two office holders I admired greatly for their non-adversarial approach dealing with constituents’ concerns and for their dedication ...
To the editor: I would like to invite everyone who will be casting a vote in the upcoming election to attend the Salem City Schools Levy Committee Informational Forum that will be held on Tuesday evening, October 24, 2023, at SHS auditorium beginning at 6:30 p.m. Salem City Schools ...
To the editor: Ohio’s abundant natural resources have helped make us one of the key energy-producing states in the country but this production can be hindered by inefficient permitting processes. To continue our economic growth, we must support common sense permitting reform based on ...
As a father of three young women doing my best along with my wife Lauren to raise them amid today’s mixed-up culture, there is so much to be concerned about. What messages are they getting about the world outside from the shows they watch? What will it be like when they are old enough to ...
To the editor: Hello, my name is James J. Taylor, a former resident of Wellsville whose parents, grandparents and other relatives are buried at Spring Hill Cemetery. Recently, I have learned that the cemetery has removed all previous grave decorations from each grave, and are now limiting ...
To the editor: #Every1KnowsSome1 was recently chosen as the theme for 2023 Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Each October service providers join together with allies to attempt to draw the nation’s attention to the problem of domestic violence. But, why say “Everyone knows someone?” ...
To the editor: I moved to the city of Salem back in 1995. My grandmother and great aunt lived her. I remember coming to Salem as a child with my mother every week. My mother and her siblings graduated from Salem. I stayed, got married and had children. Our first child was born in 1999. My ...
To the editor: I read with great interest the recent anonymous op-ed regarding Rep. Stoltzfus proposed House Bill 240 which would allow public schools in Ohio to employ chaplains. The negative tenor of the opinion was clearly reflected in the title and served to communicate to the reader ...