Breaking News

Letters to the Editor

Standing behind a family that has stood up for animals

To the editor: My first contact with Alchemy Acres Animal Sanctuary (AAAS) was after I bought my first house and wanted my very own first dog. I called to make an appointment and when I went in the girl working spent quite a few hours trying to find us the right one. “Romeo” ended up being the best dog I’ve ever had and one I’ve never been able to replace. He had been dropped off at AAAS as a puppy. He was adopted and then brought back after a year. He had spent another year at the shelter by the time I got him. Yet he needed no training at all when we brought him home. The ...

No easy way to honor public figures

To the editor: I want to say something that I haven’t seen articulated on social media. I admit I have been a proponent of removing monuments celebrating the Confederacy for a long time, and I am happy that people are finally recognizing the role these monuments have played intimidating many Americans. I am relieved and inspired by people that have demanded the removal of tributes to men like Nathaniel Bedford Forrest and others whose images have been erected and displayed to tell a fake version of Southern history. Confederate leaders were men whot fought to enslave people and ...

Thankful for reopening of Firestone Pool

To the editor: Thank you for opening Firestone Pool for the 2020 season. It’s wonderful to know that the residents of Columbiana have a place to go swimming this summer. Decisions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have ruined so many things this year. However, those tasked with the decision of whether or not to open Firestone Pool did not allow the coronavirus to deter them. This speaks volumes about those individuals, as well as the people operating the pool over the summer. You have given all of us the opportunity to enjoy a recreational activity in a responsible manner ...

Reaction to comments by Wellsville officials

To the editor: I am disappointed to learn of the reaction that certain Wellsville officials have had in learning that their recent CDBG application had not been funded. As my office provides guidance to the commissioners regarding the CDBG program, I thought it important to help set the record straight. Part of my responsibility with the CDBG program is to review projects and make recommendations regarding which should be funded. The commissioners do not always take my recommendations, but they always have a reasoned approach if they go another direction. While matching funds are ...

Keep the demon of selfishness behind bars

To the editor: In an old episode of “The Twilight Zone,” a man sees a guy in a prison cell and is strictly warned not to let him out. He is told the guy is the devil but only sees an innocent man. Feeling himself justified and the bearded old men as crazy, he defies orders and released the devil upon the world. Even if this devil did not attack you but killed your loves ones, could you ever live with yourself? As you honestly answer this and know it’s fiction it does not hold honest reflection on us today. Feeling healthy we want to go out and party or protest without ...

Please stop all of the hate

To the editor: When I saw George Floyd dying under four cops, my heart broke for his family. This is evil working but we can’t judge all the cops in our country the same way. Lots of cops in our country are not like them. They keep the law. They love people and they love to serve. The want to keep us safe. My heart broke when I saw burning cars, burning businesses, breaking into businesses and stealing. People using hate and destroying other people’s livelihoods. They have no right to do it. Two wrongs do not make it right. To kill someone or kill someone’s dreams. They are ...