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Washington D.C. air travel needs changes

To the editor: As the Senate prepares to consider the 2023 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill, I encourage our Ohio senators to support modernizing the outdated perimeter rule and adding more flights to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The current perimeter rule is hurting the Washington, D.C. air travel market. It hampers healthy competition, resulting in high consumer costs for Ohioans and travelers across the country. DCA is the only airport in the nation that is subject to this federally imposed artificial restriction, and ...

Vote ‘No’ on August 8

To the editor: On August 8, there will be a special election to consider a constitutional amendment that would result in sweeping and undemocratic changes to the rights of citizens to propose and amend Ohio’s constitution through the ballot initiative process. A process that has been in place for 111 years. Issue 1 is the brainchild of a group of Republican politicians who have decided that the time has come to take power away from voters. They have decided this change is so urgent the state should spend $20 million for an almost unheard of August election rather than putting the ...

Letters to editor cut-off date

Letters to the editor regarding the August 8 Ohio special election will be accepted until 5 p.m. Thursday, August 3.

County Dem Chairman: ‘No” on Issue 1

To the editor: I am writing this letter to encourage all fellow Ohioans to vote No on Issue 1. Issue 1 is an attempt to limit the voice and power of the average voter. Regardless of your politics we all can agree that everyone’s vote counts equally. That would end if Issue 1 passes. Issue 1 raises the bar on the average citizen to require 60% for victory. Imagine watching Ohio State beat Michigan 59-41 and seeing the officials declare Michigan victorious! This is the logic Issue 1 supporters are pushing. Issue 1 also requires signature and support from all 88 counties. This would ...

Urging a “NO” vote on Issue 1

To the editor: We are urging county voters to vote “NO” on Issue 1! This is in response to the letter to the editor by Columbiana County Republican Chairman David Johnson. He states that Ohio’s Constitution is in danger of being compromised by out-of-state interests. When in fact, voting “NO” on Issue 1 will safeguard Ohio’s Constitution. When speaking of special interests, Mr. Johnson fails to mention that billionaire Richard Uihlein, from ILLINOIS, contributed $1.1 million to the OHIO Republican PAC to bring the issue to the Ohio ballot (as reported by the Columbus ...

Still waiting for an answer

To the editor: I have somewhat gotten a more “peaceful feeling” since our Congress and “the man in the White House,” through “many tough negotiations,” averted a national debt ceiling crisis. For example, delay in Social Security, to which it is said that almost 60 percent of those retired is their only source of income; a passing out of IOUs to those in the military; and to this and that, because our country runs on credit. My limited math tells me this is a formula for disaster for sure. While this “agreement” was being negotiated, I called our Congressman Bill ...