Letters

On April 18, I sat in the center of the auditorium at Elida High School for the school board meeting.

I hope to encourage your vote for the renewal levies for our Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District.

On Nov. 3, 2021, my son, Patrick Archer, was killed at Lima Ford Engine Plant. He is survived by his wife, four children, two stepsons, his mother, brother and sister.

I am expressing my support for the renewal levy. The parks district operates within its means and is fiscally responsible, but parks need to be sustained through maintenance, renovations and additions of new features. The park district is a partner to the community through conservation benefits of habitats and wildlife.

From top to bottom, the Biden administration has called for increasing the taxes on the rich and corporations, paying their fair share. But if this is the case, how did Joe Biden get an estimated $50 million from Wall Street, while Trump only received $10 million in donations during the 2020 election cycle?

It’s like a slap in the face when a Vietnam veterans goes into a store, and there are all these products from Vietnam. It’s a communist country that was hostile to the United States. They kept over 600 U.S. prisoners of war that were never released, and our government has done nothing to bring them home.

In early March, I visited Sam’s Club in Lima with my family and saw a gazebo I liked.

I am writing in support of the two renewal levies on the ballot for our Johnny Appleseed Parks and to encourage everyone in Allen County to vote in the May 2 election for this purpose.

I have been toying with the idea of this letter to the Elida school administration, but when I read Don Stratton’s opinion last week that so closely follows mine, that was it. So for what it is worth, here it is: Have you lost your minds?

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