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Mental health issues are a big concern

To the editor: Mental health is a very concerning topic at this point in every one’s life. Mental health is very prevalent in the United States of America and in the last fifteen months, mental illness and suicide rates have increased significantly due to COVID-19. Mental health is everywhere, it may be you, your neighbor, your boss or coworker, someone in your family or even a stranger working a functionally normal life. With mental illness on the rise, you would assume that resources would be too, but sadly the answer to that is no. Some wanting to talk to someone and searching ...

Reacts to recent letter to the editor

To the editor: Rarely have I encountered a letter to the editor dripping with such venom as in the Monday, Sept. 20 edition. For the record, I did not know Tim Novak and I have been vaccinated. However, I hold no malice toward people who choose not to take the vaccine. Can you blame them? In March 2020, we were told not to wear a mask. A few months later, we’re told a mask then two masks. We were told to get the vaccine so we don’t have to wear masks. Now we need to go back to wearing masks even if we are vaccinated. Initially, we were told the vaccine would prevent us from ...

Domestic violence should be a concern for us all

To the editor: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A time when advocates across the nation focus public attention on the epidemic of domestic violence. A time when every person should consider what she or he can do to become a part of the solution to help end domestic violence in our community. The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that 1.3 million women and 835,000 men are victims of physical violence by a partner every year. And according to the CDC, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men will experience physical violence by their intimate partner at some point during their ...

Disagrees with recent letter to the editor

To the editor: I write today to respond to a Sept. 20 Morning Journal letter to the editor in which the writer claims to be “amazed” at those individuals who are afraid to vaccinate. The “amazed” writer shockingly suggests that hospitals should start barring patients who do not display their vaccination papers. There are a number of logical and ideological problems with this line of thinking. A person who is afraid of vaccination is not “choosing” death; this is a fallacious oversimplification of their position. The elitist perspective that a person only deserves medical ...

We need your help with healthcare facilities

To the editor: Northeast Ohio is experiencing a critical surge of patients in our healthcare facilities, with hospitals, emergency departments and urgent care centers all seeing high numbers of patients. Our hospitals stand ready to care for patients. However we are facing a shortage of available inpatient beds and significantly longer than usual wait times for emergency and urgent care. There are several factors leading to this situation, most notably the rising number of people with COVID-19 who have a higher degree of illness than we have seen previously and are requiring ...

Responds to recent letter to the editor

To the editor: This letter is in response to Judith Wootten’s letter of September 20. Judith is very upset that Tim Novak has chosen to NOT get the COVID vaccine. Tim is a family man, a local business owner a elected township official and a member of the Columbiana County Health Dept. Advisory Council. It seems like he is a responsible and respected member of the community. Many people including myself fully support Tim and everyone’s right to choose to either receive or not receive the COVID vaccine. Even with the vaccine you can still get COVID and still spread the virus. ...