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Humane Agent offers insight into year one

To the editor: Having recently passed the one year mark as the appointed Humane Agent for Columbiana County, I felt I should take a look back. It was a crazy year of learning and growing for myself and the Humane Society as a whole. Being born and raised in Columbiana County, I knew the need for an animal cruelty investigator in our area, which has been underserved for a very long time, so when the position was offered to me, I jumped at the chance. Since my official appointment a little over a year ago, we have taken in 542 animals as part of animal cruelty investigations. Not all ...

East Liverpool needs a ‘house cleaning’

To the editor: To my East Liverpool friends and classmates: whenever we are going to have company, as our mothers taught us, we need to clean our house to get ready. Lou Holtz is probably the most famous of our visitors and on May 21, 2022, a bronze bust of him was unveiled at the East Liverpool High School, along with a barbeque dinner in the cafeteria. Five were inducted into the Hall of Fame: Hans Dietz, Robert Herrington, Dru Joyce, Mike Turk and Bob Duffy. It would be nice if we could house clean our little pottery town. Maybe some high school students could clean the Broadway ...

Timing is critical for slowing Russia’s effort

German officials made a surprising announcement in the wake of what has been described as “energy blackmail” by Russia. According to Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, the country believes it can be independent of Russian fossil fuels by the end of the summer. It already has reduced the share of Russian energy imports to 12% for oil, 8% for coal and 35% for natural gas. But there is a big “if” in Germany’s plans. “All these steps that we are taking require an enormous joint effort from all actors and they also mean costs that are felt by both the economy and ...

You can help support CC Humane Society

To the editor: After having recently joined the volunteers at the Columbiana County Humane Society, I wanted to write a short summary of what the agency is doing. Each and every day, they care for dogs, cats and a menagerie of other animals at their small home along state Route 45, south of Salem, next to the Circle K. The building is the former business home of Dr. Thomas Liggett, longtime area veterinarian. While the building lends itself somewhat to animal care, it is quite small for its current needs. Board members, employees and volunteers talk and dream about being able to ...

Thankful for service provided by Rep. Johnson’s office

To the editor: Thank you to Representative Bill Johnson and Maria Bova from his office for all of their help in securing military records from WWII for our father, Robert Miller. Rep. Johnson’s office was instrumental in obtaining files we were told may have been lost in a fire in 1976. We now have a great story to share with our family. We are so grateful for the help and compassion we received from their office. Ron and Debbie Miller, Salem

Johnson responds to letter to the editor

To the editor: Politically motivated letters to the editor published a few days prior to an election warrant an extra level of scrutiny, particularly when the signer of the letter professes to be “not political” nor having “no political axe to grind”. Take Ms. Sherry Kissinger’s recent letter to the editor in which she makes precisely such a claim, but then proceeds to contradict herself by spewing one false and, frankly, ignorant claim after another in support of a false political narrative about the upcoming primary elections. What hogwash. Since I am at the center of ...