Dear Editor: The news is certainly grim these days. Just look at some of the stories making the headlines, and not much seems to being done about it. CLIMATE CHANGE: The earth is on fire, all time heat and storm records being set everywhere. The carbon industry and their cheerleaders are ...

Dear Editor, July 16 marked one year since our nation transitioned to 988, the easy-to-remember, nationwide mental health crisis helpline. This number connects callers with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline). Congress designated ...

Dear Editor, The Ohio Constitution is the most important document that supports the rights of all Ohioans. The Belmont County Republican Party stands for the rights of all Ohioans and therefore supports the preservation of our state’s constitution. On Tuesday, August 8th, a proposed ...

Dear Editor, Issue 1 is very important. If issue 1 passes, it makes it harder to change the Ohio state constitution by increasing the 100-year-old requirements from 50% plus 1 to 60% of the vote. First, understand the constitution’s function: it protects us the people from unscrupulous ...

Dear Editor, I am concerned that the real reason for Issue 1 in Ohio is being clouded by our legislatures and various religious and business entities. The issue that will be put before Ohio voters is whether the process to amend the Ohio Constitution should be altered to make it more ...

Dear Editor, Activists are just citizens who care about Ohio’s Parks Recently, Energy in Depth, a pro-fossil fuel publication published a piece about the Ohio citizens who are trying to stop the leasing and fracking of Ohio’s public lands (Save Ohio Parks). The EID author specifically ...