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Congrats to the Columbiana County voters

To the editor: I would like to congratulate Columbiana County voters. According to unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State, the August 2 special primary had very low voter turnout across the state, only 7.93%.  Columbiana County was 1 of only 14 counties with 10% or greater voter turnout. Neighboring counties, Mahoning and Stark had 9.08% and 5.69%, respectively. In a primary election that was for state legislative races only, with few contested races and much confusion about when the special primary was and the purpose for it, Columbiana County voters still came out ...

Suggests trying the Forward Party

To the editor: When did we start believing that the two major political parties— vehicles designed to hoard power — get to dictate our values? Weren’t values supposed to be determined by our local communities, through culture, civics, and spiritual life? Not surprisingly, the political parties are doing an awful job. They’re using increasingly divisive rhetoric to bogeyman the other, all the while becoming more extreme and divisive. They’re indoctrinating our friends, families, and neighbors, making conversation nearly impossible. I recently associated with the Forward ...

Thanks from the mayor of Salem

To the editor: As Mayor of the City of Salem, I want to thank the following citizens and organizations for their generous support and sponsorship, and for once again making this year’s fireworks display possible. It is important to remember that no tax dollars are spent to purchase fireworks. The only money used to fund this city-wide event comes entirely from donations made from individuals, organizations and businesses. PLATINUM SPONSORS: Salem Tourism Board, Bob and Linda Sebo, Suburban Mart. GOLD SPONSORS: Lowry Tool & Die, Rotary Club of Salem, Stratton Chevrolet, Tolson ...

Shout out to rally organizer

To the editor: I’m writing to give a shout out to 17- year- old Lena Rohr, East Liverpool, for organizing a great Pro Choice Rally July 10 in Lisbon. I’m also writing to set straight the number of people who attended the event as reported by local news stations. There were about 200 people of all ages in favor of abortion access, while at any one time the most anti-choice protesters had was 30 people, of gray-haired age. These numbers reflect the same percentages found statewide- that 70 % of Ohioans across the board, support reproductive health care for families, including ...

Support for all of the hard-working nurses

To the editor: The U.S. health care system is largely dependent on the support of travel nurses to survive. Whether it comes to hospitals, clinics, or other care facilities, travel nurses help maintain the health and safety of patients and facilities by adding a much-needed layer of support. For decades, nurses have struggled with long hours, high stress, and minimal pay and overtime. Our hospitals, patients, and the profession as a whole have suffered because of it. The physical and emotional exhaustion of nurses’ jobs have left the industry short staffed. Even before the ...

Please say yes to officiating

To the editor: Imagine this... it’s the Friday after Labor Day and you want to go to the local high school football game, or it’s the second week of April and you want to watch high school baseball games. Guess what? There are no games. Why? There are no officials for the games. At the present time, there is a shortage of officials. This shortage is so bad that some states are going to four referees instead of five for varsity football. In basketball, it is common to have two people for the JV game and three fresh people for the varsity. In the Columbiana and Mahoning counties ...