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Are you willing to lose the United State Postal Service?

To the editor: I am writing because the United States Postal Service is in jeopardy. Since 2006, our US Postal Service has been held back by a Congressionally mandated requirement to pre-fund its retirees’ healthcare benefits 70 years into the future—an obligation placed on virtually no other private or public-sector organization in America. Essentially, this means that the Postal Service faces an unfair disadvantage and loses money every year. The USPS would have recorded surpluses of nearly $4 billion in the last six years if not for the mandate. On April 29, 2019, a bill ...

October is National Domestic Violence Month

To the editor: October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time of unity to connect victims, advocates, and allies across the country. Domestic violence affects millions, both women and men, of every race, religion, culture and status. It’s not just punches and black eyes — it’s yelling, humiliation, stalking, manipulation, coercion, threats and isolation. It’s stealing a paycheck, keeping tabs online, non-stop texting, constant use the silent treatment, or calling someone stupid so often they believe it. Since the Violence Against Women Act passed in 1994, ...

“As Long As We Believe”

To the editor: “We all have our own separate paths to take....our own destinations to choose...we all have our own contributions to make...our own special talents to use...we all have our own kind of life to pursue...have our own kind of dreams to be weaving...and we all have the power to make wishes come true...as long as we keep believing.” — Amanda Bradley I came across a handwritten copy of this in some of Cathy’s papers that I have and because she went to so much trouble to copy this quote of Amanda Bradley, I decided to go on the internet and see what else she might ...

Frenzy over failure regarding gun control

To the editor: The current frenzy among members of the press, congressmen and other progressives to enact legislation for more gun control will result in hundreds of more pages of regulations which purport to prevent multiple slayings such have occurred recently. Their efforts will only end in failure. Perhaps the reason these mass murderers have carried out their heinous crimes is simply that they are unable to understand the present laws governing the use of firearms. Some believe enacting a “Red Flag Law” would prevent this slaughter. It may stop a few but it introduces a ...

Teaching Liberals how to laugh

To the editor: When's the last time you've heard a good hearty belly laugh? A genuine laugh right from the gut traveling all the way up to the top of the head? One that shakes the very core of one's being? Not in quite a while, I'll venture. On TV it's the programmed laughter of a claque responding on cue to a moldy joke told by the guest comedian, while a widespread viewer audience chortles along in a Pavlov's dog manner. For college frat brothers, it's yukking it up at a prank pulled off on some plebe, while for the frat sisters, it's tittering over some guy they think is cute. ...

Senate Bill 3 bad for our communities and children

Senate Bill 3 bad for our communities and children To the editor: Last fall Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected Issue One, which sought to drastically reduce penalties on drug dealers and repeat drug offenders. Senate Bill 3 seeks to use tax dollars to make Ohio lenient on drug dealers and eliminate accountability for drug users at the expense of our public safety. Nearly all property crimes and violent offenses have their roots in substance abuse. SB 3 is bad for our communities and our children. SB 3 will decrease penalties for drug dealers. Rest assured, drug dealers know drug ...