Letters to editor cut-off date
Letters To The Editor
Letters to the editor regarding the August 8 Ohio special election will be accepted until 5 p.m. Thursday, August 3.
Opinion
County Dem Chairman: ‘No” on Issue 1
Letters To The Editor
To the editor: I am writing this letter to encourage all fellow Ohioans to vote No on Issue 1. Issue 1 is an attempt to limit the voice and power of the average voter. Regardless of your politics we all can agree that everyone’s vote counts equally. That would end if Issue 1 passes. Issue 1 ...
Pay taxes on schedule to get tax credit in W. Va.
Editorial
Along with your bill for taxes on your real property (your house, the land you own, mineral rights), West Virginia residents who own personal property — cars, trucks, car trailers, etc. — also received a tax bill in the past week or two. It’s important to understand how to pay that bill ...
With passage, Issue 1 will have major future impact
Local Columns
Issue 1 will have a huge impact on Ohio if it passes. It’s a very unusual election as only one statewide issue is on the Aug. 8 special election ballot. It’s the first time in 97 years since a state ballot measure was decided in August. That was for a special assessment tax that was ...
Perhaps revisit the matter later but on Aug. 8 vote no on Issue 1
Editorial
Effective April 7, August special elections in Ohio were mostly eliminated, according to House Bill 458. But Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose says that new law doesn’t count if legislators really want to set an election. “No, I’m not arguing that 458 was unconstitutional, but it ...
Fairs provide a throwback variety of entertainment
Editorial
There’s no glitz, glamour or full-scale high-tech wizardry used to awe which seems to be needed — or felt is needed — in this day and age of providing entertainment. No fancy 21st century version whistles, horns or gimmicks are involved. No, the summer fairs in our area like the 178th ...