Breaking News

Letters to the Editor

Thank you to all helping family impacted by fire

To the editor: Thank you to everyone who helped our family after a fire destroyed our home in December. This has been a very difficult time for us, but we will get through it. We sincerely thank the fire departments of Leetonia, Columbiana, Lisbon, the townships of Green, Perry, Center, and Elkrun for their quick response and help. Thank you to the American Red Cross and the village of Leetonia with your assistance to our family. To everyone who has helped our family with prayers and donations, words cannot express our deepest gratitude for what you have done. Your thoughtfulness and ...

Responds to recent letter to the editor

To the editor: The writer of a March 6 letter to the editor wrote that President Biden decided to remove Dr. Seuss books and referred to him as a dictator. This is misinformation. This decision was made by Dr. Seuss Enterprises last year before President Biden even took office. To refer to President Biden as a dictator is ridiculous. A dictator is someone who tries to overthrow the government because they didn’t like the election results. Fran Spencer, Salem

Not a fan of DeWine’s handling of virus

To the editor: Ohio Governor Dewine has told us to avoid large gatherings, avoid eating with others outside your household and wear a mask. Like good brainwashed Chinese soldiers, we put on our masks that if not handmade are made in China. While politicians like DeWine says to follow the science as Pelosi, Newsom, Mayor Lightfoot, Feinstein and on and on are caught on camera without a mask. If this virus is so deadly why aren’t they afraid? I ask how many deaths are marked with Covid than from Covid? That number really matters because if truly they died with Covid that is a .01% ...

Removal of books should be a wake-up call

To the editor: I watch the news this morning and see that President Biden has decided to remove Dr. Seuss books. There are six books that will not be published. This is dictatorship, as far as I am concerned. I do not think the president should have the right to do this. It is overstepping his boundaries. We are slowly losing our freedom of speech and now publications. What’s next? This should be a wake-up call to all of us! Wake up America!!! Shirley Anderson, New Waterford

Ohio should promote not discourage use of electric vehicles

To the editor: “Voltage Valley”? Currently, electric vehicle (EV) registration fees are the resistance. Starting in 2020, Ohio started charging a disproportional and, frankly, unfair additional licensing fee for hybrid and electric vehicles of $100 and $200, respectively. For our two Chevy Volts, I’ll be paying an extra $400 per year because of this fee. Since the Volt is a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) and also uses gas as well as electric, we are actually being triple taxed: for the gas, for the electric, and the extra license fee. For the amount we drove in 2020, that ...

In support of Quaker City, Norwalk race tracks

To the editor: Quaker City and Norwalk race track have been great family tracks for my family to get out on the weekends to enjoy. The racers often represent locals and is a way to get together and enjoy community together. I write to request that Congress create a grant program to support recreation, sports, and amusement venues that provide live entertainment yet were excluded from “Shuttered Venue Operators Grants” program (Section 324 of Public Law No:116-260). It is imperative to the future of racetracks in communities across the country that Congress provide a lifeline for ...