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Last Week Tonight with Congressman Bill Johnson

I was delighted to see our own Congressman Bill Johnson appear in a recent episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight. I was especially delighted to see host John Oliver flatly tell him “shut up” at one point, something I’ve wished I could tell our corrupt, climate change denying Representative for quite a while now. For context, Oliver hosts a kind of weekly variant on standard late night political talk shows, and spends the bulk of each episode diving deep into a specific topic. The segments are both funny and well-researched, and usually cover important topics that might fly under ...

Saying Goodbye

Members of the Marietta Sweet Corn Festival Committee voted to disband the annual event and disburse the remaining funds to the Agricultural Departments in the Fort Frye, Frontier, Marietta, Waterford, Warren and Washington County Career Center High Schools. After twelve outstanding events that began in 2008, the pandemic and health concerns caused the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 festivals. Community members, Board members and our many volunteers have expressed their dismay with the two cancellations, yet all of the volunteers agreed that cancellation for those years was the only ...

Joe Biden not right for job

I respect the office of the President, but I cannot respect Joe Biden. He is unqualified for the office, and is incompetent. He is 78, and while many 78 year olds are still sharp mentally, he is not one of them. He cannot answer questions, (in fact he is afraid to answer them), and can barely read his teleprompter, of which I am sure he did not write the text. His decisions are really poor: he sold us out in Afghanistan and abandoned U.S. citizens, and had no cohesive plan to accomplish the goal. He is the President and he likes to say the “Buck Stops” with him,” but he likes to ...

Zonta Club of MOV thanks community for their support

Zonta Club of the MOV would like to thank the community for their support of the Delicates for Dignity fundraiser in October. We raised funds to purchase feminine hygiene products, undies and bras for EVE, Inc. and Gospel Mission Food Pantry. A big thank you to those who participated as sponsors in our bra art competition. Elizabeth Fulton, Merrill Group LLC, Advantage Real Estate, Jeremiah’s Coffee House and Bonnie Bolen for decorating themed bras that were displayed at Jeremiah’s Coffee House. Also to the Marietta Community Foundation for their donation of funds through the ...

Community, communication, transparency

In less than a week, Marietta City School residents will have the opportunity to vote for three new Board of Education candidates. If you attended the candidates’ forum or have read the various stances from those interested in serving on the board, then you are aware that Cody Parman, Eric Reed, and Sam Tuten understand that students and teachers are more than just test scores or grades on a state report card. Not to make excuses, but the truth is there are tremendous burdens that can hinder a student’s academic success on a one-day assessment that measures whether he or she has ...

Lehman and Vessels: The right leadership for MCS Board

During my 30+ years in Marietta I had actively tried to market the Marietta area as a great place to live and a great place for companies to open or expand businesses that offer good paying jobs. This was true as Plant Manager for Chevron, Sr VP and Site Manger for Solvay and continues as a co-founder and Director of Shale Crescent USA. Marietta has many things going for it: abundant natural resources such as natural gas and the river system, it is in the heart of the largest market in the world and it has great hardworking people. The one thing that always comes up early when ...