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Hang tough, trustees

To the editor: I have been following the recent news regarding the most current annexation issues between the City of Salem and the Perry Township Trustees. This, in my mind, boils down to whether or not deed restrictions on approximately 33 township properties — created 27 years prior, requiring such properties to annex into the city if and when the subject property becomes adjacent to the city boundary — are legally binding. The Trustees have apparently had this situation reviewed by legal counsel and have two legal opinions that the properties are not “annexable” in this ...

Use it or lose it: Never too old to earn a degree

To the editor: I remember when my aunt and uncle went back to college to earn their university degrees. At 55, my aunt decided to go back to college to earn a bachelor’s degree. My uncle always told her, you’re going to get older anyway, so why not earn a degree. Many times, we look at only the economic value of a degree. Economics and cost are essential, but it is not the only considerations to consider when determining the value that comes from having a college diploma. I like to be called “Dr. Rose” because it is a reminder of the honor I have for my parents, especially my ...

Ohio stands to benefit from affordable fuel

To the editor: Gas prices are on the minds of a majority of Ohioans in one way or another. The number you see at the pump can impact everything from your commute to work, to a vacation, and ultimately your family’s budget. However, many people may not know what all controls those gas prices and why Ohio’s role in global oil production leads to lower pump prices. Let’s look at our neighbors in Pennsylvania. According to AAA’s most recent fuel report, Ohio’s gas prices sit at an average of $2.81 a gallon. Just east of us, those heading to the pump can expect to pay 50 cents a ...

Mobile Meals needs drivers

To the editor: Help!!! Mobile Meals of Salem, Ohio is providing meals to over 45 clients. We are in desperate need of drivers. If you can help in any way, please call 330-332-2160. GEOFFREY S. GOLL, President, Mobile Meals of Salem

We must not let it happen again

To the editor: When I was in my senior year of high school in 1964, the whole school was shown film of the horrible things done to Jewish people in Hitler’s regime. Men and women so skinny you couldn’t tell their gender, headed off of train cars, naked, marched into trenches and shot down. Children were experimented on by Nazis — things done to torture them. Here I am 60 years later and I can’t get those pictures out of my head. It’s hard to believe there are people in our country who don’t know about the Holocaust. There is proof on film of what happened. I saw it. That ...

Make sure they know how to be educators

To the editor: The Ohio Senate recently passed SB 168, a bill that allows people with a master’s degree in any subject who can pass a content area exam to become a teacher. Anyone who has gone to college can attest to the fact that a person with great intelligence is not necessarily adept at conveying that knowledge to others. The bill also allows districts to develop their own systems for evaluating teachers. Perhaps the legislators worry that unlicensed people with no formal training in education would fail to perform well on the current state-required teacher evaluations. The ...