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Ohioans have big decision coming

To the editor: Thanks to the passage of Ohio House Joint Resolution One Ohioans have a vital decision to make on August 8. This special election will determine whether the Ohio Constitution will be a contract between the citizens and the government, or if amendments to the Ohio constitution will continue to be a way to bypass the legislature. Constitutions are outlines of the government’s duties to the citizens and the limitations of the government’s powers. Constitutional amendments change the relationship between the government and the citizens, as well as the government’s ...

Not a big fan of Norfolk Southern

To the editor: Norfolk Southern or East Palestine? I don’t know who I feel more sorry for! NFS or EP? NS has spent a lot of money in EP for wrecking its damaged train in our village and we have spend a lot of money trying to fix up our dirty belongings. Neither one of us would be spending money if one of us had done the right thing! The things you have done to fix up your mistake may be good for some people, but not good enough for most people. Your latest ploy is to give us the old train station that NS left run down to make a huge eyesore in our town! I honestly think your ...

Port Authority draws praise

To the editor: In these trying economic times it is comforting to see our county’s Port Authority striving to assist local businesses in assuring they will remain competitive in our regional and national markets by recently awarding Maritime Assistance Grants totaling $1.6 million to two riverfront companies to extend their docks and erect new storage buildings. Over the past few years, I have taken notice of the myriad ways Port Authority CEO Penny Traina, her open-minded board of directors and their support staff have found creative ways to support our local businesses therefore ...

Opposition to annexation and urging community action

To the editor: I am writing to voice my strong opposition to the proposed annexation of our neighborhood from Perry Township into the city of Salem. It has come to my attention that the city is claiming the right to annex our properties based on a supposed deed restriction. However, upon reviewing my own deed, I have found no such restriction, nor do I recall being informed about this possibility during the property closing process. I believe it is essential to express my concerns regarding this issue and encourage the community to join me in opposing this annexation. First and ...

‘Winning isn’t everything’

To the editor: I attended the Salem - United Varsity Baseball game Thursday (May 11) at Salem’s impressive facility on F.E. Cope Drive. It was a beautiful night and the game was exciting. Salem won by a run. United, with a district enrollment about half that of Salem’s, put up a valiant effort. High school athletics, properly coached and supervised, teaches participants sportsmanship and character. The other night, Salem displayed little of either. For the first several innings, the Quakers, from their dugout, harassed the United pitcher and his teammates, with chicken-like ...

US House majority threatening standards

To the editor: I worked for 48 years paying into Social Security and Medicare, earning these essential benefits for retirement and aging well in the community I helped build. This is Older Americans month that highlights the programming and systems we as a people created to support aging well. We create great wealth for all to share in and raised the standards of living over the last 70 years. But some in Congress do not want all to share. Does the US House majority really want to throw those standards away with the hack-and-slash proposal and financial collapse in the debt ceiling and ...