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Letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor

May 9, 2008

Payday Loans



Dear Editor,



I am writing in reference to House Bill 545.

I have been employed as a payday loan branch manager for the past seven years. I have managed locations in Bridgeport and Bellaire as well as temporary relief in Steubenville and Cambridge. I have never been ashamed of the profession I have chosen.

I am extremely disgusted with the way the payday loan companies are being portrayed, all we are hearing in the media and the local papers is negativity on this industry. Gov. Strickland sent out a letter stating that he has sat down with families that had been affected by this.

Gov. Strickland needs to be aware of both sides. Has he ever sat down with families that have been helped by our services? I believe that you could not find a reputable payday loan company that does not agree that there does need to be return on the payday loan industry.

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Letters to the Editor

May 8, 2008

New book



Dear Editor,



In my recent letter to the editor, I mentioned the book, “Chance or Purpose?” dealing with creation, evolution and a rational faith by Christoph Cardinal Schonborn by Ignatius P

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Letters to the Editor

May 7, 2008

Bishop’s decree

Dear?Editor



The decree Bishop R. Daniel Conlon signed on the 13th day of April had some statements that caught my attention.

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Letters to the Editor

May 3, 2008

Don?Myers



Dear Editor,



I recently attended the funeral of my close friend, Don Myers. Now I so often think of the good times we had together.

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Letters to the Editor

May 2, 2008

Old Ferry High



Dear Editor,



My school days began at Central School. In third grade the rest of my elementary education would be at South School.

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Letters to the Editor

April 30, 2008

Earth?Day



Dear?Editor



I recently attended an Earth Day program.

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