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Bravo to Columbiana County Health District

To the editor: I felt compelled today to share a brief note about my experiences with the Columbiana County Fairground Covid-19 drive-through vaccination clinic as managed, run and staffed by our County Health Department. After a few tries on Monday afternoon (Feb. 1) I soon got through and was quickly able to make a reservation for the Friday (Feb. 5) vaccination clinic. I arrived at the fairground main entrance about 1 p.m., was given a clipboard with a short set of questions, and drove the clearly marked and winding road up toward the purpose-built vaccination structure where ...

More praise for the county vaccination workers

To the editor: I don’t know who organized the Lisbon Fairgrounds vaccination site but let me tell you they all need commended. After seeing the horror stories of other sights, I was very apprehensive. From the person who registered me to the actual injection everyone was so professional, pleasant and accommodating. I can’t thank them enough. These other sites need to take note of what is happening in the small town of Lisbon. At my advanced age it is hard for me to take directions and understand what is expected of me. But this experience was met with patience and kindness that ...

A public thank you for helping his father

To the editor: Alzheimer’s is an awful disease. To witness a loved one travel this path is a deep hurtful pain I wish on no one. In the advance stages, like my father’s, they crave routines. With great anticipation they look forward to the mailman delivering mail and, yes, garbage collection day is a big day for my dad. He gets to greet his buddies and wave, laugh and tell them his stories. Recently East Liverpool was hit with a massive snow storm that thankfully I don’t have to endure any more down in Texas. My father attempted to greet the guys collecting his trash like ...

Thoughts from former Board of Elections administrator

To the editor: As a retired elections administrator for the Columbiana County Board of Elections this is a communique that I thought I would never consider to write with reference to the non-stop nonsense of how fraud and ballot tampering occurred nationwide in the last election. The false narratives keep looping through the social media and in some public medias. In this Great Experiment we as citizens must accept tht democracy is fragile, and all of us need to keep alert and working to protect, preserve and keep it functioning as tritely stated “elections have consequences.” Our ...

Where are our political leaders?

To the editor: I have seen tremendous support and love shown to the nurses of East Liverpool City Hospital from the community. But their support has made blatantly clear the absence of one very influential group. Where are all our political leaders? Their silence is loud and clear. They are choosing to be silent on supporting our essential workers, who work for a healthier community at the risk of their own health, during a pandemic. East Liverpool City Hospital is also one of the county’s largest employers. Our elected officials tout working with businesses, doing what’s best ...

Welcoming the New Baby

To the editor: A new baby is always a welcome joy to the family — the innocence, the helplessness and the noise — are memories parents hold in their hearts forever. Can you imagine being Mary and Joseph? All they wanted to do was to be married and have a life together. But God, the almighty Father, had other plans for them. Mary, a virgin (a word lost in today’s society) and Joseph, a righteous man (another lost word) were told that they would be the parents of HIS only Son and they would call him Jesus. He will be the Saviour, the Messiah, the ONE who will die for the ...