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Encourages ‘NO’ votes for Issue 1

To the editor: I am reaching out to ask all Ohio voters to cast a resounding “NO” vote on Issue 1 when it comes up for consideration on August 8th 2023. This proposed measure carries significant implications for the well-being of working individuals and members of labor unions across our state. Should Issue 1 be approved, it would create an opportunity for pro-corporate legislators to exploit the 60 percent vote requirement, as they have attempted to do in the past and push forward their agenda of establishing Ohio as a “right to work” state. This harmful move would undermine ...

County GOP chairman urges ‘yes’ vote on Issue 1

Dear Editor: I am urging county voters to vote “yes” on Issue One in the upcoming special election of August 8th (early voting beginning July 11th) if only to protect Ohio’s state constitution from out of state special interests like that of leftist billionaire George Soros. By voting “yes” in Issue One, all 88 Ohio counties will have to participate in petition signature submittals for constitutional ballot amendments. This ensures that not just the big urban areas of the state impose such ballot amendments upon us without all of Ohio’s 88 counties knowing about it and ...

America is in the middle of an ugly divorce

To the editor: Liberals like to point out how smart and virtuous they are. They put signs in their yards signaling their virtue. Take a letter to the editor in the June 28 edition for instance. The writer said she voted for Biden and boasted that she would for him again. Let’s start with how virtually all new jobs are simply the recovery of jobs lost during the pandemic. Our deficit is higher than it has ever been in our history. Prices are surging more than in 30 years and wages can’t possibly compete with inflation. Gas was less than $2 not that long ago. We were energy ...

A day of joy for St. Paul parishioners

To the editor: This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 That day was celebrated at St. Paul Catholic Church on Sunday afternoon, June 18, at a mass of thanksgiving. To give glory and praise to God. For on this day one of our own celebrated his first mass as a priest: Frederick Schlueter. Father Frederick Schlueter was ordained a priest on June 17 at St. Columba Cathedral in Youngstown by Bishop Bonnar. We praise God for all St. Paul’s parishioners who worked so hard to make this event amazing. The orchestra and all the music was beautiful ...

State Rep provides electric rate information

To the editor: I have recently heard concerns from constituents in the 79th District regarding the electric rate increases that went into effect on June 1, 2023. As we head into the summer months and we worry about the hottest days ahead, I wanted to provide information on the latest increase and energy choice in Ohio. The rate changes follow a trend of increases that align closely with customers of the state’s other electric distributors. In Ohio, the standard service offer (SSO) is the default rate for generation supply that an electric distribution utility charges a customer who ...

Affordable Connectivity Program is essential

To the editor:  In about one year it is projected that a pivotal federal broadband program, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), will run out of funding, hurting not only the nearly 1 million Ohio households that currently depend on the program to stay connected, but also rural households here in Columbiana County that will rely upon the ACP’s existence to spur broadband infrastructure investment in areas that still lack access. The ACP plays a critical role in our state’s efforts to close the digital divide and get more folks online, it’s why Governor DeWine has pointed ...