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Yes, we absolutely should eliminate property taxes

DEAR EDITOR: About one month ago there was an editorial on the attempt to place a constitutional amendment eliminating property taxes. It was unsettling to read that the editorial was opposed to this effort. The Ohio State Supreme Court had ruled over a decade ago that property taxes were not to fund Ohio public schools. As per usual, rulings by the court that our government doesn’t agree with are just ignored. Ohio is also in the top 10 of the states with the highest property taxes. For a state that wants to try to entice emigration here, this ranking would be a red flag. I was ...

Neighbors should worry about their own lawns

DEAR EDITOR: I am sick and tired of the neighbors complaining about lawn grass standard requirements. We are living in a time where weather is extremely unpredictable. Combine that with a full-time job schedule. Perhaps neighbor Joe Smith can’t mow his lawn until Saturday. Ease up, neighbors!!!! Relax!!! Stop whining about the lawn that isn’t yours!!! Give your neighbor a break! JENISE BORRASSO Girard

Sound off!

In the July 21 paper, there was a “protest” decrying that President Trump is taking away our Constitutional rights one by one. It appears the people in the photo forgot the imperial and tyrannical presidency of Joe Biden. What rights has Trump tried to take away? What started under Trump with the closing of the economy was taken far further under Biden. They don’t remember the draconian measures forced on us by this tyrant. The economy, churches and schools were closed. People were separated from family members. Riots were permitted by Democrats. These “well meaning” citizens ...

A day of fun at Wick Recreation Area

DEAR EDITOR: With all of the negative publicity Mill Creek MetroParks sometimes receives, I wanted to share a recent uplifting experience. My 7-year-old granddaughter was visiting from California, and I had the chance to spend a morning with her. I decided to take her to the splash park at the Wick Recreation Area on the West Side. When we arrived, a day camp was already there enjoying the facility. Children of all backgrounds were laughing, playing and making the most of the water features. It was a beautiful reminder of how public spaces can bring people together for simple, ...

Jan. 6 at the Capitol was indeed a riot

DEAR EDITOR: In a recent letter to the editor, a New Middletown writer asked, “What is a riot or a peaceful march?” The Jan. 6 attack on our Capitol was a riot. It is unforgivable and should be burned in our minds forever. Trump calls the rioters patriots because they did it at his urging. Once back in office, he immediately gave them all full pardons and any mention of Jan. 6 is being purged from government records. “We the people” paid for the repairs of the damage they did that day. We will continue to pay for Jan. 6 as the rioters, and their families, are now suing ...

Tell Speaker Johnson to honor Capitol police

DEAR EDITOR: Did you know there is a bronze plaque that was made to honor the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol and fought the mobs that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021? Despite House Speaker Mike Johnson saying he would display it for all visitors to see, it has STILL not been put up. Instead, it is in a storeroom. Contact Speaker Johnson at the U.S. Capitol and tell him to have the plaque put in a prominent location. Contact him at: 521 Cannon House Office Building. Washington, DC 20515. Phone: 337-226-6385. One U.S. Capitol police officer, Jeffrey Smith, ...