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As a former civics and history teacher whose first job was at Marietta Junior High School in 1969 — immediately after graduating from Marietta College, I taught my students that education and access to reliable information are the foundation of a healthy democracy. Today, those pillars are under threat. Across the country, political forces are working to intimidate universities and media outlets, aiming to suppress independent thought and critical inquiry. This is a dangerous trend. History shows us that illiberal regimes — like those in Russia, Turkey, and Hungary — often begin ...

The story of Marietta Area Recycling

In March of 1976, a little over 49 years ago, Marilyn Ortt and Caroline Putnam, two environmentally conscious women, spearheaded the drive for a public recycling center in Marietta. The first site for the Marietta Area Recycling Center (MARC) was located at Post & Butler at the old mill site now known as Marietta Harbor and was run in conjunction with the City of Marietta. Staffing at the time was part time through a program with Community Action as well as volunteers. On any given day you may have seen members of the Ortt, Putnam and Pickering Family smashing cans with a sledge hammer ...

Budget Bill Limits Federal Courts Power to Act

A little-noticed portion of the Federal Budget Bill recently passed by the House of Representatives deals with the power of the Federal Courts to respond when court orders are ignored. The summary text from Sec. 70302 follows: (Sec. 70302) This section limits the ability of U.S. courts to enforce a citation for contempt for failure to comply with an injunction or temporary restraining order. Specifically, if no security was given when the injection or order was issued, the citation of contempt may not be enforced using appropriated funds. This limitation applies to injunctions or ...

House Passed Budget Bill May 2025

Part 2—Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology Modernization Under this section, AI is defined as a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. An AI model is a software component of an information system that implements AI technology and uses computational, statistical, or machine-learning techniques to produce outputs from a defined set of inputs. An AI system is any data system, software, hardware, application, tool, or utility that operates in whole ...

Stop and smell the roses

Sometimes it seems easy to criticize and find fault with those who fill leadership roles. I think it’s important to stop and smell the roses from time to time. I’m grateful for all the efforts that Mayor Schlicher and Steve Wetz have done to manage our resources and get us back on track in Marietta. One of the things that our mayor promised was to work to make our town more presentable. If you stop and reflect on Marietta today you will find cleaner streets, fewer blighted homes, and grass being maintained on city properties. One glaring example of this transformation can be seen ...

Thank you for supporting the Knights of Columbus 4617 – A Night At The Races 2025

The Knights of Columbus Council 4617 in Churchtown, Ohio would like to thank everyone who came out to our 5th, A Night At The Races event held on Saturday, May 3, 2025! We hope that everyone had a great time and look forward to having this again, next year on Saturday, May 2, 2026 (1st Saturday of May). We especially want to thank our 2025 event sponsors. They include: Bosner Plumbing Electric & Refrigeration LLC, Brooker General Contracting, Inc, Byers Storage & Rental, LLC, Classic Brands, Crum Fence & Excavating, Event Designs, EZG Manufacturing, Hall Financial Advisors, KofC - ...