Dear Editor, I’m writing this in response to Mr. Bill Bryant’s letter of October 16, 2022, complaining about the Republican Party’s majority of officeholders in Belmont County and based on the quote by Lord Acton that they are somehow corrupt! His letter to the editor decries how the ...

Dear Editor, One of the most important and consequential decisions that will be made this November will be that of the Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. The most qualified candidate for that huge responsibility is Justice Sharon Kennedy. Justice Kennedy’s Judicial Philosophy is ...

Dear Editor, Regardless of political party, it’s critical to schedule a debate between Ohio’s gubernatorial candidates. A debate between these two candidates helps voters decide which candidate best aligns with their values, particularly on women’s issues. Women represent just over ...

Dear Editor, Serving the community I grew up in has been the honor of my lifetime. What I’ve seen lacking in Columbus is common sense, hard workers and a love for American values — things the Ohio Valley was built on, and things I’ve focused on bringing to Columbus. The common sense ...

Dear Editor, World literature is full of portrayals of Utopias. Each author depicted what he imagined to be unique about each phantasmagorical land. The Emerald Tablets depict a technologically advanced culture on Atlantis. There is a short section in Genesis where Eden was the ideal society. ...

Dear Editor, “Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This proverbial declaration provides that as a person’s or political party’s power becomes increasingly dominant their morality decreases. It appears to me that the Belmont County Republicans hold on power is ...