Critics of legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes warn that doing so can result in an onslaught of requests for prescriptions from people who want the drug solely for recreational purposes. Good for the Ohio Medical Board for rejecting one potential avenue of such attempts at ...
On Aug. 19, Kathy Shively spoke to the Marietta City School Board of Education during the Citizen Forum portion of the agenda. On Aug. 20, she provided a written copy of her comments after being requested to during the meeting by the Board Treasurer. Those same comments were printed in the ...
While the focus of recent back and forth regarding the proposed levy to fund new buildings for Marietta City Schools has been on dollars and maintenance needs, the real question of how best to provide a 21st century education for students has received little attention from the public. The ...
Sunsets in Marietta are truly stunning, but that's not the reason I'm here. My name is Benjamin Hrovat, and I have traveled approximately 700 miles from my home in Rhode Island to attend a small liberal arts college that you may have heard about. Since leaving the smallest state in the union, ...
Long before the Ohio Department of Education changed its scoring system to letter grades, The Marietta Times used the old system on state report cards of number of indicators met to create grades of A, B, C D and F for our local districts and schools. It was a way for our readers to have a ...
Toledo Public Schools officials have egg on their faces because some students had (fake) blood on their clothing. Here's hoping the education administrators get some of the praise they are due, too. Last week, officials held an "active shooter drill" at the school system's Toledo Early ...
How it is that few in government regulatory agencies thought to question the safety of a new nicotine delivery system four years ago is a question that needs to be answered. For now, however, reversing what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is calling “the youth nicotine epidemic” needs ...
The Marietta City School Board has done a very good job of communicating the fact that the district's current school buildings are old. However, I am very concerned with the board members lack of communication at the Aug.19, 2019, board meeting regarding the proposed 5.36 mill levy to raise ...
It is mind-boggling some people believe allowing us to keep more of our own money, instead of sending it to Washington, is a bad idea. Yet some, presumably those who believe politicians are the best people to decide how our hard-earned cash is spent, say the 2017 federal tax cuts were a bad ...
Thanks to an outpouring of community support, The Right Path for Washington County wrapped up an incredible 15th summer of safe teen and family events. Thanks to our fundraisers at Spagna's in March and VFW Post #5108 in May, we were well on our way!! Since 2004, we have provided ...
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is right to be concerned about a proposal to privatize two mortgage industry giants that have been under federal control for about a decade. But Brown, D-Ohio, may be missing the big picture. Before the so-called "subprime mortgage crisis" several years ago, two ...
As a resident of West Virginia and the Mid-Ohio Valley, I am greatly concerned about our planet’s life. I am disturbed that the president of Brazil does not seem to be concerned that the lungs of our world are burning. He will not accept help from other nations. As a person who has COPD, I ...
The Marietta High School Class of 1969 held their 50th Year Reunion the weekend of Aug. 9-11, 2019. With over 100 classmates attending the three days of activities, many memories were renewed along with long ago friendships. The planning and hard work of the reunion committee comprised of Debby ...
The Rotary Club of Marietta just completed a fundraiser for the purpose of purchasing shelter boxes to be used around the world by people in need of temporary shelter in times of natural disasters. A shelter box is, in essence, everything one would need until better accommodations can be ...
The historic city of Marietta has treasured its trees since the first 48 pioneer settlers set their eyes on the enormous sycamores, elms, walnut, hickory and chestnuts, among many others in 1788. Marietta has been honored as a USA Tree City for many decades through the dedicated work of the ...
The news that a Frostee Shoppe, Too was opening on Harmar Hill was met with excitement from many of the residents of Marietta’s highest neighborhood. We’re glad to see a new business open its doors, too, and we hope that momentum will continue on the hill, where there is currently a gas ...
According to Ohio Revised Code 1717.01: (A) “Animal” includes every living dumb creature; (B) “Cruelty,” “torment,” and “torture” include every act, omission, or neglect by which unnecessary or unjustifiable pain or suffering is caused, permitted, or allowed to continue, when ...
As fall approaches and we look back at summer, we are grateful for having Music In The Park, a downtown music series put on by The Marietta Welfare League at the gazebo in Marietta. We had 12 wonderful events. This summer’s series was an enormous success. On behalf of The Marietta Welfare ...
Tens of thousands of people on Ohio voter registration rolls should not be there. Some have changed addresses. Others have died. Some may not have cast ballots in many years. Getting those names off the registration lists is an important aspect of election security. Last week, a federal judge ...
I am a new to Glendale Road resident and have many concerns about the November, Marietta City Schools (MCS) Levy, most pressing being traffic and congestion. I am shocked to not receive any notice of four schools potentially being built at my property line, and the traffic such a major project ...