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Community lost an outstanding public servant

To the editor: The Lisbon area lost a fine public servant recently. Center Township Trustee Kenneth Schreffler set a good example for others to follow. Kenny — husband, father and grandfather —was not political. He performed his duties without fanfare. He inspected township roads, returned telephone calls from residents, and attended to their concerns. But he did more than that. He was active in his community, again without fanfare, and all for good causes. Those with the values of Kenny Schreffler are in short supply these days. His family’s loss is also ours. Ashley Pike, Salem

Lack of compassion is a real sickness in our nation

To the editor: Life is strange no matter who you talk to on any given day. Yet over the course of the months this Covid pandemic has cursed us, it seems as though it has brought forth more of mankind’s fickle nature. So many people speak about loving one another in the darkest of times yet when times such as these come up more hearts seem to close. Maskers versus anti-maskers is all that seems to come up in news, along with many other stories of hatred and malice. Sometimes it seems as though people’s behavior is more of a virus. Every time we have come together as a nation it ...

Using police for COVID noncompliance is ridiculous

To the editor: I would like to sound off by saying that people in community need to use the police for what they are intended for. They do not have time to investigate people not complying with COVID-19 and people not wearing masks or not social distancing. The police have much more important issues especially in a small community where their funds are limited. They are drastically underpaid and overworked. I would hate to think I would need them for a serious issue and they were investigating someone complaining about not wearing a mask. Grow up people and mind your own business. ...

Offended by Trump’s Goodyear tweet

To the editor: On Aug. 19, the President of the United States gave us the following directive via a tweet: “Don’t buy GOODYEAR TIRES — They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS. Get better tires for far less! (This is what Radical Left Democrats do. Two can play the same game, and we have to start playing it now!)” Goodyear is an American company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Goodyear had decided to remain apolitical. No political affiliation was displayed by the company. The president gave this directive in the midst of a pandemic and with an unemployment rates of 10.2% Doesn’t ...

Expressing thoughts on loss of state funding

To the editor:  My name is Emily Wright. I am 36 and have been a resident of Columbiana County for nearly a decade. Much of my life has been spent in the Ohio Valley. I lived seven years in East Liverpool alone. I am writing you today as a resident of this county and the Secretary of the Columbiana County Young Democrats. To say I am surprised would be a lie. But to say I am ready for change would be the truth.   In early 2018, I sat in the office of former Mayor Ryan Stovall. I was there as a campaign representative of an Ohio gubernatorial candidate. We were ...

Resident will not back down from ‘cowards’

To the editor: The good people of Columbiana County need to hear this. There are a few of us supporting Black Americans with Black Lives Matter signs in our yards. In response, we are receiving cowardly anonymous letters in the mail that spout right wing conspiracy theory, newspaper articles written by racist conservative columnists and other hateful rhetoric. I have not received any personal threats from these people but my husband, who is European, is feeling violated. He wants me to back off with my support of the movement against racial injustice. But, I will not let these ...