Letters

Letter: Frustrated with state corruption

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Recently the so-called highly renowned Ohio Power Sitting Board rubber-stamped their second denial of the Shawnee solar farm. My concern is that the state and township are anti-farming with big taxes and government. One example is House Bill 1 which is in the Ohio legislative branch. If made law, it would raise taxes on farmers especially in the form of property taxes, and lower income taxes for the rich.

Letter: August Issue 1: Stop the long power grab

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Hello, independent voters and independent thinkers. You have the option to vote no on Aug. 8 in a one-off summer ballot issue. No on Issue 1 will continue a fair and balanced outcome on future ballot issues. There is no godly reason to need these issues to be won by 60 percent. This has been the rule of law for 111 years.

Letter: August Issue 1: Taking power from citizens

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Coming this August is an election of great importance. Historically, citizens tend to ignore August elections. For the sake of democracy, this an election people should not ignore.

Letter: August Issue 1: politically driven, ethically challenging

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This August special election, promoted by reneging Republicans, has little to do with the November election. Ohio voters have gotten it right for over 100 years. Ask yourself, “Why are Republicans strategizing word usage, tactics and processes for influencing support, if the public genuinely desired this action?” This isn’t authentic protection, but rather, coercive if not deceitful. If not, why try to make Ohio the toughest state for citizens, not legislators, to modify their own state constitution?

Letter: Blocked spaces in Ottawa should be reconsidered

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I am writing to say I am glad to hear about the two buildings being renovated in Ottawa. We have been here for 36 years and have worked (and still work) in Ottawa. I keep most of my business in Putnam County. For many years, I have said that I wished the Schnipke Inn would be turned back into a hotel because when family comes from out of state, they stay in Findlay. I support it wholly.

Letter: Issue 1 keeps Ohio from being like California

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I look at Issue 1 with wariness. I traveled to California in my job on and off for years. That state is unmanageable, mainly because of mob rule.

Letter: Two presidents with so much in common

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Will history repeat? In 1973, President Richard Nixon has the FBI and the Justice Department in his back pocket. He lies, spins, tells the American public he’s not a crook, hides exculpatory evidence and smiles into the camera hoping the Republican Party will have his back.

Letter: Vice president’s speech seems wrong-headed

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Unfortunately Saturday evening, I watched the news. Kamala Harris was giving a speech criticizing the recent reversal of the Roe vs. Wade decision. Our vice president stated the Supreme Court took away basic health care and freedom.

Letter: Thanks for the memories of a printed newspaper

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Goodbye, old friend. You will be missed.

Letter: Issue 1 shuts out people, not the special interests

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Susan Manchester says that voting yes on Issue 1 is about getting special interests out of Ohio politics. Sounds good, right?