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Emergency funding needed

Dear Editor, Elected officials across the country are debating solutions to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Community Health Centers are key to ensuring everyone can access affordable, quality health care, during and beyond the pandemic. They are locally run yet part of a national network serving almost 30 million people nationwide. They save American taxpayers $24 billion a year in health care costs by preventing and managing chronic diseases. CHCs are not ordinary medical clinics; they are also problem-solvers who reach beyond the exam room to care for the whole person. Community ...

Praise for a dear friend

Dear Editor, With all that is going on today, I would like to tell you about a special person that makes life better in our area. Her name is Lillian Payne, I call her “Cookie Lil.” She is a widow with married children. She loves to cook and bake. She will call her children and say, “I have a meal today. Would you like to join me?” They come with joy and love to her table. My, what a mom! Almost every day she bakes cookies to give away. Who to? Her friends, the ill, the elderly, the needy, nursing home friends, except now nursing homes will not accept ...

The bomb wasn’t necessary

Dear Editor, The United States is the only country to detonate nuclear weapons against an enemy. Seventy-five years ago on August 6 and 9, 1945, atomic bombs (Little Boy and Fat Man) were detonated by America on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. They killed over 110,000 instantly and about 350,000 more by 1950 due to radiation sickness and cancer. On Aug. 14, 1945, Japan surrendered unconditionally, bringing an end to World War II. It has been debated endlessly whether America should have used atomic bombs to kill people to bring a sudden end of the war. The rationale for the use ...

Economic reporting discrepancies

Dear Editor, As the economy of our great nation, which had been undeniably quite good until the onset of COVID-19 several months ago, appears to be, by his and his Republican cohorts, the greatest “accomplishment” of his presidency as indicated on numerous occasions by President Donald J. Trump of his “unprecedented achievement” stating: “We (the Trump administration) have accomplished an economic turnaround of historic proportions,” and “It (the economy) was going bad. If you look at the number from the end of the Obama administration, it (the economy) was crashing,” ...

Help is available

Dear Editor, Many Ohioans are having a tough time paying their bills because of the pandemic — and we want to help. I urge Columbia Gas customers to reach out to us now. We can work with you on affordable payment plans and provide information on assistance programs. Here’s some good news: thousands of customers have already contacted us for help. But we know many more can benefit before disconnections resume in August. To get help: Call us at 1-800-344-4077 Send us a message on Facebook, Twitter or Nextdoor Contact your local Community Action Agency Contact the Salvation ...

The time is now

Dear Editor, As I sit here in my backyard on this beautiful July morning, I have a rush of thoughts that have come to mind. In the six decades that I have been on this Earth I have, from afar, witnessed the happenings in this world. As I reflect on these things I notice that my generation, and subsequent generations, have responded with utter confusion when processing these events. My parents were of the Greatest Generation; they and many others were the ones that fought in WWII and Korea. They worked hard to provide for their families, they gave of their time and money to ...