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Family thankful for those honoring Vice-Admiral Tony Less

To the editor: The family of Vice-Admiral Tony Less would like to send a huge  THANK YOU to all the members of the American Legion Post 131 in Leetonia, the VFW Post 5532 of Washingtonville, the Fraternal Order of Eagles of Leetonia, Columbiana Legion Post 290 Color Guard, Mission Barbeque of Boardman, Glen Windram of Leetonia for writing the original story that started this whole process, Pastor Kari Lankford of St. Paul’s Leetonia, the Leetonia School System,  the Leetonia Band, State Senator Michael Rulli, Congressman 6th district Bill Johnson,  and Petty Officer Todd Walters ...

Broadband would close digital divide in rural areas

To the editor: Throughout eastern Ohio, in rural communities up and down the Ohio river, homes and businesses lack Internet access and the vital connectivity it brings. The pandemic magnified these challenges for rural communities as our country transitioned to more and more remote work and education. Even though the vast majority of Americans have access to broadband Internet that is among the best in the world, 25 percent of rural communities lack access to broadband infrastructure. That means that just because of where someone lives, they have less access to job opportunities, ...

Praise for the Port Authority and those behind it

To the editor: The recent article announcing the inclusion of our Columbiana County Port Authority in the creation of the Mid-Ohio Valley Port District is tremendous news for our region. In our ever evolving statistics-driven business world, we — Columbiana County — are ideally located with us bordering the West Virginia Panhandle and Western Pennsylvania, for growth in interstate commerce and manufacturing. The Wellsville Terminal is a great springboard for this growth with its river loading and unloading capabilities and it being directly adjacent to Route 7 and in very close ...

Disgusted with recent editorial

To the editor: When reading the Our Side column in the June 26-27 weekend edition headlined “Employers should be allowed to run their own businesses,” I was disgusted. I have heard this debate over requiring the vaccine so it wasn’t completely surprising. But let us face facts people: requiring vaccines is far from new. Back when I was a child we had to have certain vaccines before we could start school. This was not to be mean. It was that if the virus was allowed in the school it would spread and cause a new outbreak. Otherwise such diseases as measles, small pox, polio and ...

Realizing how fragile our country has become

To the editor: July 4th brings out the best in American patriots. But as I reflected on how marvelous our country is, it also reminded me of how fragile we have become. While watching the evening news a few nights ago, I said to my wife Beverly, “I like that guy but I don’t trust him.” I was referring to a politician being interviewed on live TV. My wife responded, “How can you like him if you don’t trust him?” Good question and it needs an answer. Unfortunately, in a Republic such as ours, the vast majority of politicians prioritize getting re-elected. And, to get ...

Bill supporting right of victims important to Ohioans

To the editor: House Bill 343, which offers updates to crime victims’ laws in our state, was introduced by Representative Andrea White. I am a proud co-sponsor of the bill. HB 343 presents long overdue language that would implement the 2017 Constitutional amendment called Marsy’s Law into state code. It was important to me to support this bill from the outset as a citizen, and even more so, as a father and grandfather, I firmly believe that victims deserve to be treated with the utmost dignity and respect throughout the criminal justice process. I can’t imagine what victims and ...