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Letter to the Editor: Toll bridge, water district have same feel

The toll bridge was to be free once the bonds were paid off by toll, But the city saw dollar signs and had state law changed so they could take ownership and continue to collect tolls. Then they found out that 2/3 the money could not go to them. It had to be placed in funds to maintain the ...

Letter to the Editor: Empty Bowls says thanks

On April 15, the 23rd annual Empty Bowls fundraising luncheon raised more than $6,500 for area food pantries to help alleviate food insecurities in the Mid-Ohio Valley. The Empty Bowls Committee would like to thank all those who made this year’s event a success. A great number of people and ...

Letter to the Editor: Criticism unfounded

I’m amazed at the unfair, unfounded criticism of Fox News with several readers writing in alleging Fox News isn’t a serious news network, reporting stories that entertain their base. Actually Fox is one of the few legitimate news networks. A case in point is Fox News recently reported ...

Letter to the Editor: Where is the respect?

I have noticed for some time a tradition in Athens, Ohio. I have been to several funerals in Athens, and when going to the cemetery have noticed that when approaching the procession, cars will pull over off the road and let the procession go by. They do this no matter which direction they are ...

Letter to the Editor: What the Bible says

Abortion stops a beating heart as the stickers say but that does not make it murder according to NKJV God. Genesis 2:7 says “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.” Revelation 11:7-11 ...

Letter to the Editor: Rate increase worth the sacrifice

I recently read (a guest column) by a gentleman that should be in the know of what is happening at the Pleasants Power Station. He suggested, and I highly agree with, that we should keep the Pleasants Power Station at least in a “warm” state (operational) until such time as the fate of it ...