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Edison students need your support

Editor: Voters will be heading to the polls on Nov. 6 to cast their ballots for a variety of races and issues. Those who reside in the Edison Local School District will decide on Issue 2, a 5.9-mill renewal operating levy that would keep the district on track and replace funding that it lost and will potentially be losing in the near future. Edison includes two elementary buildings and a junior-senior high school and works to give an estimated 1,500 students the best education possible so they can attain success in life. Education is evolving every day and the district strives to ...

Treated like dogs

Editor: Times have changed. After reading the Oct. 16 article on the commissioners and the dog pound, it took me back to the late 1990s when the commissioners were doing the same thing of treating the employees that they were in charge of with no respect at all and especially the treatment of the now deceased dog warden of 24 years. Twenty-five years ago, we the people did not like that kind of behavior from our elected officials and voted them out, but today the people turn their backs on the victims, on the problems and vote their party line convincing themselves: But the other ...

Hope, life

Editor: John Maxwell said: “Where there is no hope in the future, there is no power in the present.” As we begin Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we turn our thoughts to victims and survivors of violent, abusive relationships. What empowers a victim to take a stand, to take a step toward safety and freedom? It is hope: hope that the future can be different, hope that they can find help and relief, hope that they can have a better, safer life. Hope brings power. Power to make a phone call, tell a friend, acknowledge the truth about a toxic relationship. Power to rise up and ...

Testimonial

Editor: I’m sure many of us have returned from vacation with pictures and stories to dazzle our friends and family with. However, this story has a true travel tip to share with readers. Recently my wife and I were visiting Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. We noticed a plethora of dinner theaters with a variety of acts. One that caught my eye was the “Red Skelton Tribute Show” starring Brian Hoffman. Having been a huge fan of Red’s show in the ’60s and ’70s, I offered my wife a deal. Go to that show with me and I will go to any or all of the shows you want to see. ...

A success in the razing

Editor: In recent articles the county land bank has been featured with its continuing success and I would simply like to expand on the value of this program. The “mow-to-own” program is a tremendous asset that allows neighbors and entire neighborhoods to beautify their area in concert with increasing their own property values and dramatically reducing blight within their communities. A critical component of this successful program is it offers hope for those neighbors, not a sense of defeat. The hard work put forth by land bank director Robert Ritchey is gratifying as is the ...

Grave decision

Editor: Whoever permitted parking cars in the Lisbon Cemetery during the county fair: Why would you do such a thing? A boy damaged several headstones while messing with his parents’ car that was parked there. He backed through three rows of headstones. Besides that, the parents had no insurance. Our loved ones are buried there. Have you no consideration? If you need money for the cemetery, find another way. Joyce Hillberry Lisbon