As the 2022 Belpre High School valedictorian, I urge the community to vote yes on Nov. 8 for the Belpre City Schools levy. Many of my classmates and I worked tirelessly with the levy committee and saw first hand how much people care for our schools. Belpre’s long history of excellence is well ...

I’m a parent of a third grader at Williamstown Elementary, and I hope you’ll join me in voting against Amendments 2 and 4. Every parent I know wants what’s best for their kids. For me, that means good schools and strong and safe communities. I love our local library here in ...

My name is Fred Meredith, president of the Board of Education for Belpre City Schools. I’m 100% for the school levy on the ballot in November. There was a letter to the editor printed from a Belpre citizen with the same last name as mine. He is no relation to me and I do not support his ...

Over the years I have made many friends. Some I’ve known since grade school. The newest who I met only a week ago said, “I believe everything happens for a reason. I was praying for someone to help me with my card making when I met you. I’m helping my daughter, who is autistic, make cards ...

I liked your article on the levy. But it would help voters to decide if you would do the math and write an article on partly how much an average house owner would pay if it passes. Monthly, annually and over the course to the end. Plus take the fact that in a few years they will want an ...

Defining greed as the desire to acquire resources makes everyone at least moderately greedy because humans need resources to survive. All politicians, however, are more than moderately greedy and most are greedy to the extreme. It is these excessively greedy individuals who control our lives, ...