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Letters to the Editor

Candidates’ stances on safe drinking water

Based on the number and ubiquity of “Protect Our Drinking Water/No More Injection Wells in Washington County” yard signs and the turnout at numerous public meetings on the topic, voters in Washington County should know the stance of Board of Commissioners candidates on that critically ...

Thank You from Lowell Easter Egg Committee

Lowell Masonic Lodge No. 436 held our 30th annual Easter Egg Hunt on Buell Island at the Lowell Village park. The weather cooperated and was perfect for the occasion. Although the lodge does sponsor the egg hunt, we could not have accomplished this without the assistance of our local business ...

Support the Start Westward Memorial Society’s efforts

As the granddaughter of Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of the Start Westward Memorial statue in Muskingum Park, I am concerned about its future. The Start Westward Memorial Society is a very committed group of citizens who have been working for years to get the statue recognized on the National ...

Thank you from the BJFM Society

On behalf of the entire BJFM (Blues, Jazz and Folk Music) Society Board, we would like to thank so many individuals and groups for their support, whether financial, volunteering, in-kind donations or all the other countless ways that others helped to make the 33rd River City Blues Festival and ...

We can do better

In response to Matt Dole’s opinion piece dated March 10: First, it is the sworn duty of Marietta City Council President Susan Vessels to watch out for the well-being of the citizens of Marietta, a duty she takes very seriously. You should not belittle or minimize her concerns. I agree ...

Marietta without injection wells response

Recently (March 10th), the Times printed a Viewpoint titled, “What does Marietta look like without injection wells?” I’d like to respond to Mr Dole of the Accountability Project. For starters, it would look like a town with less heavy traffic. Many brine trucks pass my house daily on ...