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Marietta’s teachers not gambling with education

Some people may think that choosing the three Board of Education candidates to represent Marietta City School District and the Marietta community is comparable to a lottery, “pick three” and hope for the best. However, the Marietta Education Association (MEA) chose not to gamble with our children’s futures. We examined all information put in front of us and compared it to the patterns presented by past candidates. Not only did we study the responses from the “Meet the Candidates” event, we also received responses to questions that we felt were important in the determination of ...

City funds handicap accessible entrance to Boys & Girls Club gymnasium

The Boys & Girls Club of Washington County extends a heartfelt thank you and recognizes the City of Marietta and Mayor Schlicher for their commitment to the community. When the Club first made its home on Lancaster street back in 2012, the dream was to have a safe place for youth to go after school. In the back of our minds has always been to build a gymnasium. Nearly 10 years later, we are finally able to fulfill that dream thanks to the people in our community that have believed in us, and supported us along the way. The City of Marietta, and Mayor Schlicher are on that long list of ...

I voted for Lehman and Vessels. Here’s why.

“Seriously, Mom. How bad ARE the schools?” Son Eric posed that question last year while considering moving his family from Alameda, California to another location. Marietta made the list. Marietta was quickly removed from the list. Not just for schools, though that was the top consideration. When I moved to Marietta in 1973 the pride in schools and community was in the air. The Wall of Sound was 110+ strong and competing nationally. Athletics were successful and had an abundance of parent supporters. The list of National Merit Scholars was a badge of honor. The “new” high school ...

Thank you, to Right Path partners

Family Night at the Marietta Aquatic Center has been a staple for The Right Path for 18 incredible summers. Thanks to a great rate from the City of Marietta, we provide a couple of hours of family time and for many of our families this has become a mini-vacation! It has been amazing to watch youth grow up attending our events and now come back with families of their own. We have built relationships that are standing the test of time. We love our family nights!! The Right Path really missed these connections last summer, so we decided to mix it up with 3 mini farmer’s markets to ...

A few thoughts

Just some short thoughts on three topics in the news lately. First – Covid and the vaccine. The vaccine can’t keep everyone from getting Covid-19, but it can save your life. Just like a seatbelt won’t keep you from having a car accident, but it can save your life if you do. Conservative, freedom-loving Americans (aka republicans) won’t get vaccinated because they say that’s what the left-wing socialists (aka democrats and the media) want them to do. Think about it people. Look a little farther than the end of your nose. The liberal/socialists don’t want conservatives ...

Why am I suing myself?

Before you laugh at my question, please consider that any citizen of Washington County who resides in the City of Marietta has been doing exactly that – suing themselves for nearly a decade. When the Ohio EPA mandated treatment of sewage from all Devola homes, the Washington County Commissioners at that time entered into an Agreement with the City of Marietta to include expanded capacity into the design of planned renovations at the Marietta Sewage Treatment facility. The City honored that Agreement at considerable additional cost that would not have been necessary for the needs of ...