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Police Department is reason for low crime in Lisbon

To the editor: Supporting “the will of the people” and following “the rule of law” are vital tenets that must be followed at any level of a democratic government. In the case of funding for the Lisbon Police Department, “the will of the people” was the Nov. 5, 2019 passage of an additional one-half percent income tax, and “the rule of law” was specific wording in the approved ordinance stating “a minimum of 75 percent of the one-half perfect increase shall be allocated and dispersed to the Village of Lisbon Police Department for the general operations of the Police ...

Hancock County Commission buries its head in the sand

To the editor: July 1 marked five years since the Hancock County Commission took over operation of the county animal shelter. They refused to renew a contract with a nonprofit that had been operating the county shelter for 20 years. Hancock County is the only Upper Ohio Valley county not partnering with a nonprofit to reduce shelter operation expenses. Based on county documents, the county shelter operation is costing the taxpayers an additional $350,000 a year. The animal death rate has increased about 50%. Since the takeover, an additional $1.4 million in tax dollars has been spent ...

Domestic violence should be a concern for us all

To the editor: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A time when advocates across the nation focus public attention on the epidemic of domestic violence. A time when every person should consider what she or he can do to become a part of the solution to help end domestic violence in our community. The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that 1.3 million women and 835,000 men are victims of physical violence by a partner every year. And according to the CDC, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men will experience physical violence by their intimate partner at some point during their ...

Inspectors General reforms protect Ohio taxpayers

To the editor: As the lead Republican negotiator on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, Ohio’s Sen. Rob Portman has ensured that this historic investment in infrastructure will be a central part of his legacy when he leaves Washington after this term. But Portman should be working equally hard to ensure that the $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending has rigorous, apolitical oversight to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse from syphoning that money away from its intended purposes. That’s why Senator Portman’s efforts to strengthen our federal Inspectors General needs to be as bold as ...

Not a big fan of U.S. Rep. Johnson

To the editor: During his so-called “telephone town hall” on Tuesday, September 7, Rep. Bill Johnson lied profusely and engaged in his customary fear-mongering. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to listen to the whole meeting because I had a conflicting appointment and had to leave the call early. But in the short time I was on the call, I heard Johnson rant and rave and spew misleading information about Afghanistan, abortion, the Green New Deal, and school vouchers. First, Johnson tried to blame President Biden for the entire Afghanistan fiasco, apparently forgetting his own party’s ...

A message for Senators Portman and Brown

To the editor: Please co-sponsor SB 1813, the Act for ALS. I understand you have concerns regarding cost to get the drugs to patients. With that being said, please remember the following: —People with ALS were and in some cases still work and pay taxes or their family members do. —That tax money is what is funding the FDA —the same FDA that is blocking the avenue for drugs to be approved so patients with ALS to get those drugs in hope of prolonging their lives, seeing their children grow up, and the hope a cure for ALS is found. —You took an oath to protect and serve the ...