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Don’t undercut our libraries

Editor: When Gov. John Kasich rolled out his new two-year state budget last month, he talked about leveraging the strength of Ohio’s public libraries, turning them into “continuous learning centers.” Kasich’s budget also cuts the state public library fund by nearly $7 million next year. Ohio’s public library system has long been one of the state’s bright spots. The state spends more than most on its libraries, and a study last year by the Ohio Library Council found that Ohioans average 7.5 library visits per year, the highest per-capita rate in the country and 51 ...

Medi-caring

Editor: I would like to share with your readers some facts on our government run health care plan called Medicare. I think it will benefit both your wallet and health to stay aware on what is going on in Washington. My source of information is The Motley Fool, a reliable financial publication. 1. $684 billion, that’s how much Medicare benefit payments totaled in 2016. They are projected to rise to $709 billion in 2017. 2. There are more than 57 million enrollees in Medicare, as of October 2016. That’s 18 percent of the population or nearly 1 in 5. 3. The ACA or better ...

Horse sense

Editor: One bit of information I learned years ago was that history repeats itself. Now it may not be in the exact setting, but if one looks carefully at similarities, we can, as they say, learn from it. I would like to present three scenarios from my childhood and compare them to what we have today and see if there is a lesson to be learned. When I was about five years of age, my favorite television show was the Roy Rogers Show. One of the commercials on the show featured Pink Pudding, which Roy pitched as the greatest. Well, naturally I implored my mom to pick me up some, next time ...

Eco-bums

Editor: No event more graphically illustrates the hypocrisy of the left than the recent protest in North Dakota of the Dakota Access Pipeline Project. Initiated by the Sioux Indians, it attracted radicals funded by George Soros, the Southern Poverty Law Center and MoveOn.org. Most of them were on some form of government dole. They came with their pot, crack pipes, crystal meth and hypodermic syringes. They swarmed on a 300-acre site on the banks of the Missouri River and when the protest was finally halted by government authorities, the Army Corps of Engineers was stuck with a ...

No difference

Editor: Since Roe vs. Wade, well over 58 million mothers have aborted. No wait, let’s tell it how it is, over 58 million mothers have murdered their child. An unborn child is not like a caterpillar; it is a beautiful, innocent human being, before and after birth. The only difference between killing your child three months before birth and three months after birth is six months. Larry Adkins East Liverpool

Remembering Pop

Editor: I was extremely pleased that the Lou Holtz Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame has finally decided to recognize Carl “Pop” Werner. However, I feel the need to expand upon the biography that was recently printed in the paper about Pop. He was so important to many people of this community and touched many lives with his words and actions. Pop taught us respect and the feeling of accomplishment. Do you remember the first time you climbed the rope to the top of the gym ceiling? He taught thousands of kids and adults to swim. He taught us pride. Do you remember swimming the length ...