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Letter to the editor: Learn about candidates

Letters to the Editor

Election Day is fast approaching, Nov. 3. Here is a chance for you to meet the candidates Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the Marietta High School auditorium on Davis Avenue, Marietta. The candidates’ forum is sponsored by Living Democracy: Engaging Citizens, a local nonpartisan group whose mission is to inform and educate citizens in the Mid-Ohio Valley about how our government and democracy work. Meet the candidates for two Washington County Commissioner positions, Ohio House District 94 and US House of Representative District 2. The audience will have an opportunity to ask ...

Support the Red Cross any way you can this month

Editorials

September is National Preparedness Month. Local residents who have experienced an unusually wet and stormy summer are already experiencing a taste of what some regions must be prepared for constantly. And with those storms and floods came the reminder: Disasters can strike anyone, at any time. When those disasters hit, organizations such as the American Red Cross step up in several ways. Often, they provide food, shelter and comfort to individual families; or relief to entire communities, with the help of their volunteers and donors. They also help make sure our hospitals have the ...

Politicians must turn focus to costs

Editorials

While politicians continue to behave as though they think our priorities are socio-cultural issues and remaining as divided as possible, ordinary people are trying to survive in a world where the challenges are something more along the lines of “Do I have enough money to fill up the gas tank this week and still get groceries on Friday?” A recent poll commissioned by Groundwork Ohio and the First Five Years Fund showed childcare remains among the significant challenges for families attempting to keep their heads above water. “When families are talking about the cost of living, we ...

Metallica trade scholarship program rocks

Editorials

With the help of West Virginia University-Parkersburg, Metallica’s All Within My Hands program continues to make a difference for local students and our economy. The program’s Metallica Scholars Initiative is in its eighth year at WVUP, and this year includes nursing and healthcare, optical systems technology, automotive repair, maritime manufacturing, firefighting and EMT, pipefitting and agriculture. “Every Metallica Scholar has a story of determination, resilience and hope. For eight years, this extraordinary partnership has helped our students move from possibility to purpose ...

Living Democracy: Engaging citizens

Local Columns

“We the people…” includes you and me. I am the people and today’s the day! I’ve never worked the polls, but I’d like to do my part to ensure the blessings of liberty for us all. It may seem a bit intimidating, but we need lots of people to help us vote, so I’ve been looking into it and here’s what I’ve found out: You can serve as a poll worker in Ohio if you: -Are a U.S. citizen -Are at least 18 years of age and registered to vote, or 17 years old and in high school -Are a resident of the county in which you plan to serve -Are not running as a candidate for the ...

The Way I See It: Fall is upon us, have a nice trip

Local Columns

Since it is now fall, I thought it would be a good time to talk about falling. Leaves are not the only thing that can hit the ground — so can clumsy people. I should know, I have been hitting the ground for years. I have been tripping over things my whole life, sometimes on a national ...