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Letters to the Editor

Another gambling place?

Petitions are being circulated to citizens requesting the Planning Commission deny Christine Bender, owner of DaVinci’s restaurant a variance to add a gaming facility in the proposed development on the restaurant lot, bringing in buses. We do not want our town to be known for ...

Where’s the worry?

First, three Washington County commissioners or commissioners-elect appear maskless within feet of each other during a historic pandemic that has killed 300,000 Americans. Second, current commissioners Kevin Ritter, David White and Ron Feathers urge the Republican Ohio Attorney General David ...

National nightmare is over

Our national nightmare is over. Our conservative-leaning Supreme Court has affirmed our Democracy by refusing to overturn our election results. The election was not “rigged” and we can now work to heal rather than to tear our country apart. Perhaps Congress can again learn to work together ...

Letter of thanks

There are so many thanks that need to be expressed. I don’t know where to begin. The holidays are here and there is so much to be said to all of you. You are so generous with your contributions to the Beverly Waterford Food Pantry. Your donations are overwhelming. To the schools, churches, ...

We should not tolerate corruption

If you have been paying attention to Ohio news lately, you are no doubt familiar with that terrible energy bill known as HB 6 that our legislature passed in 2019. House Bill 6 should have raised a lot of red flags. Why were its supporters spending unprecedented amounts of money? Where were the ...

Words matter

Memo to Myself: If I want to enter into a meaningful conversation about racism and the experiences of my sisters and brothers of color, I need to avoid any use of the phrase “All Lives Matter” or any particular version of it. Words matter. Words can heal or words can hurt. I may state what ...