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A big thank you to John Bobalik

To the editor: I am not in the practice of writing a “Dear John” letter but here is one that is very appreciative. The Columbiana County summer baseball program wrapped up, if not successful in terms of wins and losses for individual teams, certainly successful in terms of having many young women and men having the opportunity to play a great game, make new friends, learn respect, etc. There are many to thank for this: coaches and managers, scorekeepers, ground crews (see coaches and managers) and you, the fans. But one person who had a part of every game, no matter who played, ...

Humane Agent offers insight into year one

Humane Agent offers insight into year one To the editor: Having recently passed the one year mark as the appointed Humane Agent for Columbiana County, I felt I should take a look back. It was a crazy year of learning and growing for myself and the Humane Society as a whole. Being born and raised in Columbiana County, I knew the need for an animal cruelty investigator in our area, which has been underserved for a very long time, so when the position was offered to me, I jumped at the chance. Since my official appointment a little over a year ago, we have taken in 542 animals as ...

We can’t continue being a bandage society

To the editor: We live in a bandage society. What I mean by that is we throw a bandage on our issues or problems for a temporary fix with no real solutions for the issue or problem. Hoping that the issue or problem will just fade away. Are you tired of the bandage government? They put a bandage on it and hoping that will fix the issue or situation. Sure we can arm our educators in the school, What’s next? How about if we issue tactical gear to the teachers? Maybe that’ll help. The government wanting to throw more guns on a already heated situation is not the solution. I say ...

Thanks to the Greenford Ruritans

To the editor: A big thank you to the Greenford Ruritans for organizing the Memorial Day parade and service at the new picnic shelter in downtown Greenford. My wife and I agree this was one of the nicest parades and services Greenford has had in recent years. Kudos for a job well done, Greenford Ruritans. Don and Bev KuhnS, Canfield

Let’s look at all the facts

To the editor: Again today, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, we are facing another tragedy. Nineteen children and two adults shot to death. Why? An adult conversation about these continuing tragedies is way overdue! When a tragedy occurs, what does a civilized nation do? Using the well-known and always proven proven appropriate “scientific method” of examination, the experts look into the history of the event to try and determine the cause. A good example is an airline strategy. Piece by piece all events leading up to the cause are evaluated and when experts finally complete their ...

Reader thankful for efforts of editorial staff members

To the editor: I would like to commend the staff of the Salem News and Morning Journal for their outstanding coverage of area high school graduations. Recent issues of the newspapers have been filled with photographs of these special ceremonies. Not just a picture or two, but whole pages devoted to our area senior students. Graduations usually happen on weekends and many at the same time. The willingness of our local newspapers to cover them so completely and thoughtfully is one of the reasons that you “just gotta love local newspapers.” How the staff is able to cover these ...