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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 the people who have so generously helped. First and foremost, I brag on our first responders: the EP fire chief and volunteer department and ALL the other departments (68!) that responded. They saved our town that dreadful night and following days. Our EP police, surrounding police, sheriff and ...

Suggests using solar panels in East Palestine

To the editor: Regardless of what is done to remediate the soil in East Palestine, there will always be a lurking doubt. Earth can heal itself with time. Using solar panels to create income until that time comes seems logical. Solar panels don’t care about soil quality, they are simply looking for sun. Ten acres of land yielsd 1 MW of energy, which is enough to power 40-100 homes. Do the math — sounds like a viable answer as to wht to do with the affected acreage. STEVE HALVERSTADT, Lisbon

Words for our Congressmen

To Senators Sherrod Brown and J.D. Vance and U.S. Rep Bill Johnson: Dear gentlemen, Enclosed is an editorial I wrote recently that I feel you should read. I am 90 years old and have live a charmed life in the greatest Republic man has even devised. However, I am witnessing either corrupt or inept leadership in our federal government leading and accepting change that is, in my opinion, un-American. I am asking you, as my representative in the federal government, to resist this constitutional and certainly un-American direction that our country is facing today. The list of ...

Public highway departments contribute to global warming

To the editor: Have you observed that recently our state and county highway crews have been removing significantly copious quantities of both evergreen and deciduous trees along our roadways? I have been observing this activity with alarm, disgust and curiosity. I am very disturbed by this seemingly unnecessary, indiscriminate elimination of living trees. Trees are nature’s own air conditioner, purifying our air. Trees provide sequestration of carbon by safely removing carbon monoxide from the air and through the process of photosynthesis convert that into oxygen and water. Trees ...

Comments on EL City Water Dept. issue

To the editor: I am writing in regards to (East Liverpool) Safety Service Director Dawson wanting to get rid of the city water department due to cost! Safety Service Director Dawson purchased a lot of big equipment that took away from the operating revenue. He had made the comment at two city council finance meetings that they just need to get rid of the department and no one on council said anything! It appeared to be that when he took the office of Safety Service Director that this has been part of his plan. It is truly a conflict of interest for him to have any say in what the ...

Ban would be infringement on private property rights

To the editor: On February 15 the Columbiana County Commissioners held a public hearing on a proposed ban on “large solar facilities” and “large wind farms” in the unincorporated parts of Fairfield, Franklin, Perry, and West Townships. The trustees in these townships passed resolutions requesting that the commissioners adopt their own resolution to implement the ban. I am writing to voice my opposition to the proposed ban. In this letter I am going to only talk about solar, since wind will most likely never be developed in Columbiana County on a large scale because we don’t ...