Reader praises coach’s integrity, service Dear Editor: I am disappointed that Mike Chancey has resigned as the Meigs football coach. He has been a positive influence on many the past 19 years and will be missed. Football has been a large part of my life as an assistant coach, player, and the son of a head coach. I have seen many good coaches, along with many who did not represent the profession well, including those who played athletes with concussions against the advice of medic...
Red Cross celebrates National Volunteer Week Dear Editor: What do you call people who consider themselves on-call 24-hours a day, seven days a week including holidays, who get out of bed in the middle of the night to help find a place to sleep for a family whose house has been destroyed by fire? These people respond to thousands of home fires a year — and they don’t get paid a dime for their trouble. What do you call people who take the time every few months to give away one of the ...
Remember — April is Donate Life Month Dear Editor: You may know that April is Donate Life Month, a nationwide observance to reflect on the importance of organ and tissue donation. But the donation community is not alone in calling April our own. April is also Grilled Cheese Month, home to National Library Week and includes fun holidays like International Pillow Fight Day and Scrabble Day. It would seem that every day is cause to celebrate, and I couldn’t agree more. I’m in th...
‘Go Blue’ for child abuse prevention Dear Community Partner: Did you know? • Every 10 to 13 seconds a child is abused in this country. • Five children a day will die as a result of child abuse. • Approximately 3 million cases of child abuse are reported each year in the United States and many of these reports include multiple children. • In 2009, Childhelp.org estimated that 6.6 million children were involved in reports and allegations of abuse. Further, these statisti...
Foundation welcomes all Meigs youth to use new ball fields To Whom It May Concern: The Meigs local Enrichment Foundation (MLEF) was established to not only help Meigs local with a new track and stadium, but also through some unbelievable “Thank You Jesus” moments, possibly enhance the entire county. Last year, the community phase, (funded entirely through donations, in-kind work and grant dollars) consisting of 73 acres with a softball/baseball field, shelter house, playground (under construction...
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I cannot remember the source of my information but believe it was a Public Television documentary, “The Fallen Bridge,” which we have always referred to as the Silver Bridge, was actually named the Hoover Bridge, but took the Silver Bridge name due to its color. Now we have a New Silver Bridge, or is it the New Hoover Bridge? I crossed the old bridge about 10 minutes before the collapse. My dad, Byron Dudding, a postal employ...
Hats off to Meigs County Commission Dear Editor, In the past year, I think the County Commissioners are spot on cleaning out ditches, putting in new culverts, and blacktopping more of the county roads. As a resident on Lasher Road, when the tree fell into Leading Creek and washing up to the bridge, with the county and the workers cleaning the creeks now, that problem is solved. Hats off to all. I think we have county commissioners that now know with black top roads and clea...
Thanks for voting ‘yes’ on levies Dear Editor, To each of the 293 residents of Middleport who voted FOR the 2 mill Police Protection Levy, I extend my heartiest and sincerest thank you. Similarly, to the 281 good citizens who voted for the renewal of the 3 mill Current Expense Levy, I am also sincerely thankful. Your good judgment and wise choices will not be wasted. Middleport will continue to improve the vital services we all depend upon. Contrary to popular belief, o...
Change your clock, change your batteries Dear Editor, The Gallipolis Fire Department would like to remind all of our residents “it’s that time of year again” — “Change your clocks, change your batteries”. The key to having good working smoke detectors is to ensure they have fresh batteries. We recommend smoke detector batteries be changed twice a year. An easy way to remember is when the time changes and we “change our clocks”, we also change the batteries in our smoke detectors...
Our national asthma program must be saved Dear Editor, Legislators from across the country have been receiving calls of support to save the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Asthma Control Program, which is in threat of losing its recommended funding of $25.3 million and its distinction as a stand-alone program. Since its inception, NACP has worked hard to create an integrated and coordinated public health response to asthma control. President Obama’s bu...
Gallia County cat and kitten population still growing Dear Editor, We receive may calls about unwanted cats and kittens. We can only house 50 and care for them. We are really short staffed and need more volunteers. Many people ask what they can do. There are things that can be done. Visit the shelter and volunteer; we need help in many areas. Many people need to step up and get their cat spayed and neutered. Here are some facts about spaying and neutering: What is spaying? A spay (ovariohy...
Feeders: Beware the Mantis Dear Editor, Permit me to deflate a widely held popular belief. The praying mantis is nowhere protected by state law. It is not endangered. For far too long, this mistaken notion has bestowed upon the Mantis what amounts to a gold standard status among predatory insects. The mantis is simply a ruthless predator, as bad as it is good. Now to the main point. Hummingbird watchers need to know that the mantis can be a deadly menace to their...
Appeal for a ‘yes’ vote on Middleport levies Dear Editor, Please consider voting “YES” for the upcoming Middleport levies. If you would like Middleport restored to the community it once was, it takes money and it takes good leadership, but most of all it takes YOU to get involved. Fund the village government, vote in leaders that truly care about Middleport and its people, and then, get involved. Every one of us can be a part of restoring Middleport to the great little town it used ...
Student supports Martindale for House seat Dear Editor, Gerald Ford once said, “A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” Today, big government spending risks our future, and career politicians support policies that will ruin our nation to win easy votes. By allowing Washington to grow into the power that it has become, we are giving it the power to take away our American way of life. In Washington and...
Dear Editor, Being formerly from Middleport, I always read the articles for the town. [Recently], I read that Middleport Council President Rae Moore “reminded … spectators that the $7 million sewer project is not costing citizens “a dime.” Funding is coming through grants and forgiveness of loans.” This project may not be costing the Village of Middleport “a dime”, but it is coming out of some taxpayers’ pockets somewhere, either on a sta...
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