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Can the OEPA be stopped from bankrupting Devola?
March 26, 2013 Hang onto your wallets if you own a home in Devola and are on septic. more »»
Our leaders need to heed basic principles
March 25, 2013 To the resident of Williamstown: I failed to see the article you referenced in your letter published in the Marietta Times on March 13 regarding your attack on Betsy McCaughey and her lack of... more »»
Right Path thanks many who helped with event
March 23, 2013 The Right Path for Washington County’s Righditarod No. 3, our own “race against hunger,” was a great success, thanks to the many volunteers, supporters and team. more »»
Existing public school system falls short
March 23, 2013 For the better part of 85 years the tendency in American public schools has been to move away from a classical view of education in which knowledge was pursued as an end in itself. more »»
Reader opposes Colony Theater name change
March 23, 2013 I think renaming the Colony Theatre to appease Peoples Bank for their donation is inane. There has been many donations from many sources. more »»
Families should learn more about PSEO program
March 23, 2013 One of the strengths of the Ohio education system is the Post-Secondary Education Options (PSEO). more »»
Portman’s leadership is worth following
March 22, 2013 As neither a liberal nor a conservative, I’d like to applaud Sen. Rob Portman as the first Republican senator to support gay marriage. more »»
Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day Friday
March 21, 2013 March 22, 2013 has been declared Lynch Syndrome Hereditary Cancer Awareness Day by governors John Kasich of Ohio and Earl Ray Tomblin of West Virginia. more »»
Lawmakers should OK Medicaid expansion
March 21, 2013 We, the undersigned, stand together in asking our state representatives and senators to include funding for Medicaid expansion in the state budget, and we urge the members of our congregations to... more »»
Bank should reconsider name of Colony theater
March 20, 2013 I offer a big “thank you” to Peoples Bank for their generous gift to the Colony revitalization project but does the new name have to be Peoples Bank Theatre? Frankly, that name sounds very commercia... more »»
Pope a new voice for simplicity, spirituality
March 20, 2013 In the newly elected Pope Francis, we have another encourager for simplicity and spirituality for our daily life. In The Lessons of St. more »»
Parent sees undue attention to dress code
March 19, 2013 My daughter came home from school recently and let me know that they were all informed that next year yoga pants would be banned. more »»
Efforts will document, archive cemeteries’ data
March 18, 2013 Marietta Cemeteries Coming Alive is a community-based effort to document, archive and support the city’s three historically significant cemeteries: Mound, Harmar and Oak Grove. more »»
Society headed toward chaotic law of the jungle
March 18, 2013 A survey of the news on any given day will typically illustrate, especially amongst the younger generation, a growing proclivity to classify as “needs” things understood by earlier generations to be... more »»
Portman can’t just change his mind on homosexuality
March 16, 2013 Sen. Rob Portman has just slapped the faces of those who voted for him in the state of Ohio. more »»
Give back through volunteerism, AmeriCorps
March 16, 2013 Why volunteer for a national service agency? Simply put, there are no negative consequences for serving our country through volunteerism and it is not a one way street. more »»
We need gun debate based on facts, not emotions
March 16, 2013 The debate on the Second Amendment and all other debates should be based on facts and not emotions. We all have an emotional response to a tragedy or loss of a loved one. more »»
Support victims of sexual assault
March 16, 2013 Over the last six months rape crisis advocates and sexual violence prevention experts across the state have had many important conversations in their communities about what happened in Steubenville. more »»
Beware the impact of fracking on water, and other concerns
March 16, 2013 Well before Michelle Obama starting telling our kids what to eat for lunch, we parents underwent our own version of big government oversight, whether it was preparing for the switch to the metric... more »»
Greed is winning America’s power struggle
March 15, 2013 There are some Republicans pulling away from the Tea party contingent and that is refreshing. Gov. Kasich is embracing the expansion of Medicaid, part of the “Obamacare” program. more »» |
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