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Responds to recent editorial

To the editor: A response to your editorial printed Friday, January 20, 2023 titled ‘Not in My Backyard’ Approach Hypocritical is warranted because the facts about industrial-sized solar projects being proposed in Ohio need to be provided to the good citizens of Columbiana County. This is especially important because one such project is proposed for Franklin Township, namely Kensington PV I, LLC. The first inspiring quote from the editorial was, “Those who were worried about preserving “agricultural character,” were less worried about the actual farmers.” Somehow, the ...

Appreciated Christmas opinion piece

To the editor: We are early risers and following our morning workout at our beautiful Wellness Center here at Copeland Oaks, we return home to a sumptuous breakfast and our ritual of reading the Morning Journal. Page A4 is my favorite and I was pleased to see your annual Christmas message to all Columbiana County Newspapers (Morning Journal, Salem News, The Review) readers. As I read aloud your four-column story, my wife and I relived our youth and the magic of many Christmases from years gone by. J.D., you are a marvelous writer and as we switched back and forth reading aloud to each ...

Mayor reflects on past five months

To the editor: Closing on my first five months as Mayor of this fine City, I wanted to take time to reach out and let you all know how the job is going. Be reassured that Salem is doing well as a city. Between the day-to-day duties, I have been getting to understand the nitty gritty of how our individual departments and its members serve us. I started out with our safety forces: fire, police, and dispatch. These departments make up almost 80% of the cities budget and the majority of the city’s employees. I have reviewed their contracts with the chief of each department. Chief ...

Warns of massive power outage

To the editor:  You may not be aware of this but on April 16, 2013,an electrical power station in California was attacked. The press and federal government covered up the story —it was only reported by the Wall Street Journal. The assault started after midnight. Phone lines were cut and then assault rifles shot out the cooling systems of the transformers. The shooting lasted only 20 minutes and they knocked out 17 giant transformers that supplied electricity to Silicon Valley. They vanished a minute before police arrived. There was no blackout because Pacific Gas and Electric was ...

Ensure the availability of Medicare Advantage

To the editor:  While Ohio may be known for its large population centers like Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati, there are over 2.3 million Ohio residents (https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/states/ohio) that live outside of metro areas. In fact, more than 65 Ohio counties are comprised of over 90% rural land (https://www.cleveland.com/data/2022/04/the-20-most-rural-counties-in-ohio.html). As a former city council member in Wellsville, I advocated for the Ohioans that live in rural communities and saw the devastating impact when these communities got left behind in policy decisions, ...

Railroad signal worker expresses his views

To the editor: I am a railroad signal worker for Norfolk Southern Railroad and I am a proud union member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS). I am one of the over 6,000 men and women who build, maintain and inspect the major Class I freight railroads’ signal systems that ensure the safe movement of trains and protect the public at highway-rail grade crossings. The work of our craft is critical to the United States’ supply chain. We are currently involved in negotiations with Norfolk Southern Railroad. As a rail worker, I am covered under a National Vacation ...