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Protect parents: Vote no on Issue One for abortion rights

As a father of three young women doing my best along with my wife Lauren to raise them amid today’s mixed-up culture, there is so much to be concerned about. What messages are they getting about the world outside from the shows they watch? What will it be like when they are old enough to date? And what will it take to raise up smart, courageous, independent women? Until recently, one thing we didn’t worry so much about was whether underaged girls could be secretly convinced to get abortions or even sex change operations without their parents even knowing. But if the radical Issue ...

#Every1KnowsSome1

To the editor: #Every1KnowsSome1 was recently chosen as the theme for 2023 Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Each October service providers join together with allies to attempt to draw the nation’s attention to the problem of domestic violence. But, why say “Everyone knows someone?” Because it’s true! According to the findings of the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, over 40% of Americans will be victimized by either sexual violence, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner within their lifetime. And it doesn’t matter if you are male or ...

Upset with cemetery policy

To the editor: Hello, my name is James J. Taylor, a former resident of Wellsville whose parents, grandparents and other relatives are buried at Spring Hill Cemetery. Recently, I have learned that the cemetery has removed all previous grave decorations from each grave, and are now limiting grave decorations to just seven days before and after a holiday. For several reasons, I am deeply concerned with these latest actions and hope that the Village of Wellsville will consider returning to the previous cemetery rules. First, many items that were removed from individual grave sites, such as ...

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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill, I encourage our Ohio senators to support modernizing the outdated perimeter rule and adding more flights to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).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.