Clearly, the developed world needs to do more about how we dispose of our trash. Just as obviously, the United States, often cited as the chief villain in that regard, is far from alone. For years, much of the plastic waste disposed of by prosperous countries — even much of that officials ...
A recent Marietta Times’ editorial complained that Southeast Ohio was overlooked in the latest round of Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits. A quick phone call was all it would have taken for the Times to learn that rather than being overlooked, there simply were no applicants from ...
In response to a recent opinion page column entitled “Pharmacies should take some responsibility,” I would like to make two comments. The writer says that according to the website Drugchannels.net independent pharmacies in 2016 had a profit of approximately 21.2%. Had the writer dug a ...
Let’s start with this simple statement: the Marietta Fire Department is vitally important. We support it, we support the firefighters. We want them to have the equipment they need. So does the community. We suspect that’s why an increase in city income tax was approved by voters in 2018 ...
A private business making mistakes on half the payments it makes would fail quickly. Your own household budget would not stand up to that sort of abuse for very long. Yet Ohio’s Medicaid system, providing health insurance for more than 2.9 million low-income and disabled people, is that ...
Using a cellphone while driving, except with a hands-free device, already is a crime in Ohio. But drivers can be ticketed for it only if police or deputies spot them doing something else that is illegal. Since 2013, 305 people have died in Ohio accidents caused by “distracted driving,” ...
There was a moment during this week's informational meeting about the Devola sewer project that caught my attention–and not for the reason people may think. A resident asked a question about a potential increase in property taxes after sewering and Washington County Commissioner Ron ...
Today we observe the birthday of a man who had a dream. A man who asked those he led to achieve their goals without violence ... and who was killed for it. Many get a three-day weekend because today we commemorate the importance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s efforts in trying to drag us all ...
Southeast Ohio Youth Mentoring Services would like to thank businesses, groups and individuals, who through their generosity helped to make possible the annual Christmas party for at-risk youth and their families who are part of our mentoring services. Thank you to Juanita Lanigan and ...
I would like to thank the entire community for making 2019 a record-breaking year for Coats for Kids: 1,057 coats were collected, and 1,030 were distributed. Only 27 didn’t find a new owner and the Salvation Army was happy to receive those. So many individuals and businesses are responsible ...
While this week’s meeting with the engineering firm handling the Devola sewer project was open to the media and the public, a meeting last week involving the sewering was not. Devola resident Glen Pawloski invited an attorney to speak to residents about options for them to organize and ...
While many analyses of our national economy have been relatively positive, folks here in the Mid-Ohio Valley still find themselves wondering when all that prosperity is going to make its way to them. Researchers at the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University in ...
They Light Up Our Lives, a fundraiser for the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley, celebrated its 10th year recently. This year the tree was located in East Muskingum Park, decorated with colored lights representing living pets, white lights representing those pets that have passed away, and ...
It appears there are more avenues than ever for states to ensure as many children as possible are covered by health insurance. So why were nearly 12,000 fewer Ohio youngsters covered in 2018 than in 2016? Gov. Mike DeWine is among those disturbed by the report, published in the Columbus ...
This week, a group of pharmacy chains asked a federal judge in Cleveland to reject claims by some Ohio counties that they bear some responsibility for the opioid epidemic that swallowed parts of Ohio — including the Mid-Ohio Valley — over the course of several years. According to a filing ...
Marietta City Council is moving forward with purchase and demolition of another blighted property, one that’s at risk at collapsing over Goose Run and a city sewer line. We’re glad that these steps are being taken by our local leaders and that blight in the city continues to be viewed as ...
Among the most egregious lies we’ve been told about climate change, is the idea that as citizens we’re powerless to do anything about it. I consider 2019 to be the year that I became a climate activist. I began the year feeling that there was nothing I could do, that the problem was too ...
Shrinking budgets, shrinking class sizes and constant changes in the educational needs of students mean teachers have to be flexible and creative in providing the best classroom experience for our children. Harmar Elementary School’s co-teaching and open classroom approach is a fantastic ...
Among the good reasons for getting a flu shot is to keep yourself healthy enough to be there for the folks who need you, this time of year. That is true in a larger sense when it comes to those in need of donated blood — and there are many more than we normally think. According to one ...
New Year’s Day 2020 is in the books and, hopefully, a fond memory for you. You may have enjoyed a day off work, perhaps a celebration the night before, and maybe some college football on the big day itself. Forget to do anything? Hint: Checked your smoke and/or carbon monoxide detectors ...