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Parents are first line of defense

To the editor: In my years serving Wellsville, I’ve seen firsthand that strong families are the foundation of our town. As a former councilman and school board member, I understand parents’ unique challenges in raising children in today’s digital age. While the online world offers immense opportunities, it also presents significant risks that parents must navigate to protect their children. Across Ohio, parents are the first line of defense for their children’s safety, teaching right from wrong and guiding them toward success. The same standard should apply online, but the ...

Wenstrup, Carey must protect dialysis patients

To the editor: Every day, thousands of Ohioans with kidney disease inspire others through their perseverance. Kidney failure, or End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), is fatal without a kidney transplant or dialysis, a regular treatment needed to perform the kidney’s function. Like Charlene J. Smith — a dialysis patient and ordained pastor in east Cleveland, Charlene manages her ESRD with dialysis and lives an active lifestyle. The last thing she needs to worry about is covering her expenses. Unfortunately, that’s a reality many patients in Ohio like Charlene face. A recent Supreme ...

Faith in our judicial system

To the editor: We must have faith in our judicial system. I shed tears following the results of the Trump trial. LET FREEDOM RING from our judiciary. RIGGED. Political persecution, now in vogue by the Democratic Party, is to indict, prosecute and find guilty regarding of facts. Thus, making ineligible the ability for Americans without financial resources, and according to the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, to be elected to office in the United States of America. This absolute persecution is a very slippery slope —moving our country from a ...

Beware Columbiana County

To the editor: Governor Dewine made the rounds recently in his presumptive Santa Claus suit finally handing out the funds from the Appalachian Capital Fund … funds that have been sitting in Columbus for an inordinate amount of time. The Mahoning Valley Region which consisted of Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties was the last region in Ohio to find out what their booty might be. The application process was daunting and the criteria to receive funds was vast. The one element the state was clear on, however, was that they only wanted project submissions that were ...

A vote for Rulli

A vote for Rulli To the editor: It is no secret; we have a national inflation problem trickling down to our local economies. With the costs of gas, manufactured goods, and food increasing, we need to rely on our own oil, natural gas, and coal in order to drive down the costs for consumers. Here in Columbiana County, I talk to people every day who struggle to make ends meet, business owners looking to fill jobs, and folks who are living paycheck to paycheck. Energy exploration, especially right here in eastern Ohio, will lead to more jobs, increase in tax revenue, and will help the ...

Salem Preservation honoring a very special month

To the editor: Salem Preservation members are in high gear as they prepare several major programs for the 51st National Preservation Month in May! May 1st will kick off a trilogy of events that have been in the works for some time now. A “Celebration of Preservation” at the 103-year-old Salem Golf Club along SR 45 south of Salem will be a double celebration! The “By Invitation Only” event will salute the “saving” and revitalization of this historic icon that is an integral part of the Salem community. This local landmark was about to go on the auction block with the ...