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Letters to the Editor

Encourages senior citizens to support school levy

To the editor: As a senior citizen living in Salem for over 50 years, I can fully appreciate the time my children spent in Salem City Schools. Today, they are successful citizens in their own communities, bringing with them many talents and successes they were given and taught while attending ...

Business owner supports school levy

To the editor: As an owner of one of Salem’s largest companies which designs and builds heavy machinery, I am writing to endorse the upcoming ballot measure to fund construction of a new school in Salem. I believe this levy is essential for attracting a much needed workforce, improving the ...

Expressing support for Salem Schools

To the editor: We write today to voice our immense support for the City of Salem, Salem City Schools, and the proposed new K-8 building. We are proud Quakers: alumni, parents, educators, business owners, and community servants. We have worked closely with the great leaders from across our ...

We must protect our ballot initiative

To the editor: Do you want the freedom to make decisions that affect your life and improve your community? Ohio voters have had that right since 1912 by using ballot initiatives to exercise that freedom. Now, lobbyists, special interests, and extremist politicians in the Ohio Statehouse want ...

May is Preservation Month – Vote!

To the editor and Salem voters: Salem Preservation was created 30 years ago after we were at risk of losing historic homes that could be saved. Schools have become an endangered species of their own. The National Trust for Historic Preservation brought attention to this issue in 2000 by naming ...

A message for Speaker of the House McCarthy

To the editor: (Sent to Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the United States House of Representative, Washington DC) What a your waiting for? With a plurality in the House, what are you waiting for? A few suggestions and where actions are needed NOW: What a your waiting for? Impeach ...

Opposed to Salem Schools levy

To the editor: I am writing in response to the Salem Board of Education asking the voters of Salem to pass a levy on our property taxes for the construction of a new K-8 school. I have always been a proud supporter of Salem schools. However, I will not be voting for this levy. I agree ...

Grafton resident apologizes to EP residents

To the editor: To the residents of East Palestine, I would like to apologize in advance for any protesters in Grafton who are against the hauling in of hazardous waste from the train wreck. We have a state-of-the-art facility here and have been doing this for a half-a-century. There is ...

Teaming up with the WHO director

To the editor: If the Biden Administration gets it way, and it is highly probably it will, a gentleman named Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will be directing the United States of America’s net response to a “World Health Emergency.” Which, by the way, is just around the corner. You may ask ...

Bravo for those supporting East Palestine

To the editor: You might imagine how life has been turned upside down for the residents of East Palestine. Having lived in town for 31 years, I can assure you it has. I have been frustrated with just about everything from the railroad company to our federal government. I am writing to brag on ...