Oct 3, 20152 min readVote NO State Issue 2Issue 2 is a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution that will appear on the ballot in the November 2015 general election. Initiated by
Aug 12, 20151 min readProposed charter/bill of rights is all about democracyAbe Alassaf’s (The NEWS, July 26) call to alarm about the proposed Athens County Charter hinges on a series of supposings. He imagines neigh
Aug 4, 20151 min readEditor’s column wrong about proposed county Bill of RightsOn Sunday, a friend stopped me on the street to ask for clarification regarding the proposed Charter for a Bill of Rights for environmental
Feb 26, 20151 min readCounty Citizens Need To Stand Up Against PipelinesI was present during the Nexus pipeline presentation to regional officials at Owens Community College last Wednesday, and was appalled by
Feb 26, 20153 min readResponse to Local Fracking Bans from one of the “Heavyweights” — A Resident of the CommunityI just read Jack Healy’s article titled “Heavyweight Response to Local Fracking Bans,” January 3, 2015. As a resident of one of the communit
Feb 26, 20151 min readKent Bill of Rights Seeks to Regain PowerA recent leaflet from opponents of Issue 21 in Kent disturbed me. Why are city employees using partisan scare tactics? Why would utility bil