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No to injection wells

Letters to the Editor

I attended the Marietta City Council meeting on July 29. The chamber was full and overflowing with concerned citizens. The topic of the meeting was the intended drilling of several brine injection wells within a couple of miles of the city’s aquifers. The proponents Deep Rock was represented by a lawyer, a note taker and several “experts.” They were all telling how safe the wells would be. The wells would be deep in solid rock with several casings and cement. They claimed that there would be zero chance of the brine containing over 100 chemicals, some are radioactive, finding its ...

Summer is special with Easterseals

Editorials

Easterseals Rehabilitation is a familiar organization to most of us, even if we can’t quite put our finger on what it does. But for the organization’s clients and their families, the answer is simple — right there on the website. Easterseals is “committed to changing lives.” Here in the Mid-Ohio Valley, that happens year round in schools and through the Birth to 3 program; but summer is special. Or, rather, Summer Games ’25 at Civitan Park was special. For two days a week, from the beginning of June through mid-July, children who had received occupational or physical ...

The impact of IMPACT Day

Editorials

Every once in a while, an opportunity for local students gives us a chance to see we have a lot to look forward to as they rise to leadership positions in our community, region and perhaps beyond. Last week, Belpre High School student leaders had a two-day retreat centered on leadership and collaboration. It included an IMPACT day — Inspire, Mentor, Partner, Advocate and Connect Together. “We want our students to see the impact they can have on the community — and the impact the community can have on them,” said Robin White, Belpre student council’s advisor. “I.M.P.A.C.T. ...

Nature carries on

Local Columns

Much has changed from early pioneer days, one thing changes little: nature. Summer gives us nature in full force. August nights in the woods start at dusk with lightning bugs, birds singing, and the plaintive buzzing of seasonal cicadas. After dark there is a din of whirring crickets, ...

Follow the road to success

Local Columns

The late Charlie Tremendous Jones said, “You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for two things, the people you meet and the books you read.” Sunday, in Phoenix at Influence, the National Speakers Association’s annual conference, my wife Lynnda, got randomly selected by presenter Robert Fogarty of Dear World from 900 attendees in the general session, to read her short story. “Dear World” is a collective of innovators, change-makers, development leaders and storytellers dedicated to amplifying voices and fostering connection. Lynnda was interviewed, ...

State officials need to work on retrieving money from the Intel project

Editorials

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall when Gov. Mike DeWine, leaders of the Ohio Department of Development and JobsOhio learned the “well, actually …” that should have been attached to news a couple of weeks ago that Intel was going to “further slow the pace of construction in Ohio.” It was a red flag then that the company did not announce a new expected completion date. Now we know why. According to a report by WCMH, Intel also said it might have to stop work on the Ohio facility altogether if it cannot find external customers for its new 14A technology, which will not even ...