3:29 PM Apr 14, 2010

LETTER: No official religion

Gloria Kattouah writes that we are a Christian nation. My acquaintances who are Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist or atheists would strongly disagree with that statement, and would cite the U.S. Constitution for support. We are a nation built upon a foundation of Judeo-Christian laws and tradition, we have religious freedom in our private lives, but we have no established religion. Would Ms.
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3:29 PM Apr 14, 2010

LEADS FORUM: Help others and help yourself

Heather Walters, real estate clerk, Erie County Auditor's office Member, Leadership Erie County Class of 2010 Who can be a volunteer? You can!
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3:29 PM Apr 14, 2010

REGISTER VIEWPOINT: A fix that makes sense

It never made sense: Erie County, whose unemployment rate rose, didn't qualify for federal Recovery Bonds because, through a statistical fluke, the number of officially unemployed people went down.
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3:29 PM Apr 14, 2010

LETTER: Christian need obvious

I thought he column written by Gloria Kattouah (April 1) was on point and deserves a tremendous amount of praise for stating the obvious. With Christian haters pushing everything that made our nation great out of the schools and not teaching our children christian values, is it any wonder why our country is in decline?
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3:29 PM Apr 14, 2010

REGISTER VIEWPOINT: Stealth tax increase can backfire

A tax increase can take many forms. For the owners of the former Maui Sands water park at Ohio 2 and U.S. 250 in Perkins Township, it was a whopping increase of almost $127,000 based on the property valuation used to assess property taxes in 2009.
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3:29 PM Apr 14, 2010

REGISTER VIEWPOINT: Erie County rebuilds troubled bridges

We've all heard the one about the bridge over troubled waters. In Erie County, it's often the bridges that are troubled. But something's being done. The Green Road bridge, on the line between Erie and Lorain counties, and the Stanley Road bridge in Vermilion Township are slated for demolition and replacement, with a combination of federal, state and local tax money.
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3:29 PM Apr 14, 2010

LETTER: Oh, the health care horror!

I am an American, born and bred in Sandusky. I lived in a fine land where doctors were plentiful (if you could afford them), medicines were cutting edge (if you could afford them) and insurance was at your fingertips (if you were lucky enough to get a high paying job or work for McDonald's which had a large group plan, otherwise you were going to pay a massive amount for healthcare).
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1:57 AM Apr 14, 2010

LEADS FORUM: Work together for workable waterfront

By CHRIS PARTHEMORE Sandusky-area teacher Member, Leadership Erie County Class of 2010 If you build it, they will come
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1:56 AM Apr 14, 2010

REGISTER VIEWPOINTS: A study with promise in Perkins

Normally, our reaction to the news of another study is a big yawn. But this study is a promise of work to be done. The state has OK'd $900,000 to pay for an engineering study of safety and traffic-flow improvements to be done along the Milan Road business and retail corridor, from Sandusky to Bogart Road.
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4:24 PM Apr 13, 2010
Blog: Jackson Street Beat

A top composer's Ohio connection

If the best-known composers in the country are still men such as Philip Glass, John Adams, Steve Reich and John Corigliano, the next big name on that list is likely to be a woman, Jennifer Higdon.

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1:31 AM Apr 11, 2010

LETTER: Theft was no joke

To the person or persons responsible for stealing my large blue Easter egg from the side of my home in broad daylight in the afterno
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1:31 AM Apr 11, 2010

REGISTER VIEWPOINT: Holocaust survivors' story must survive after them

Students at McCormick Junior High School in Huron got a lesson in history this month from a man whose life includes overwhelming cru
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1:31 AM Apr 11, 2010

LETTER: Justice, not assassination

President Obama recently authorized the killing of a Muslim-American citizen suspected of having connections with al-Qaeda. There ar
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6:49 PM Apr 9, 2010
Blog: BetweenTheLines

Nuesse's back on the job

After an agonizing and expensive 20 months, the Civil Service Commission did the right thing Wednesday: It voted to reinstate police Chief Kim Nuesse, effective immediately. 

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1:37 AM Apr 9, 2010

LETTER: Get Margaretta on track

The Margaretta Board of Education and Ed Kurt have done much to be fiscally responsible. They consolidated the elementary buildings saving the district $300,000 annually, consolidated bus routes, and positions have been eliminated through attrition. They have been forced to be fiscally responsible because of drastic cuts in state and federal funding.
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1:36 AM Apr 9, 2010

LETTER: Cut mail delivery more

U.S. Postal Service operating losses of $3.8 billion in 2009 and expectation for 2010 to lose even more money is not responsible management. Discussion about cutting Saturday delivery is a meager attempt at cost control. With reduced volume and escalation costs, we need to reassess the postal system operation.
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1:36 AM Apr 9, 2010

REGISTER VIEWPOINTS: Reaching out and sliding into a good cause

Thumbs UP to Ty Roth's literary ambitions, as the Port Clinton High School teacher seeks to reach smart teenagers in yet another way: Writing a book based on the lives of classical poets and geared to young adults -- one of the fastest growing market segments in book publishing, but one which in recent years gives short shrift to the intelligence of some of its customers.
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1:35 AM Apr 9, 2010

LETTER: Tough times ahead

The Congressional Budget Office analysis of the 2011 budget predicts a massive escalation in government debt the could change our way of life forever. Paul Ryan, the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee, says the 2011 budget will literally crash the U.S. economy.
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12:34 AM Apr 8, 2010

LETTER: Monaghan fights for us

We recommend Bill Monaghan for Erie County Commissioner. Our township, Groton, had severe flooding in the spring of 2008. We have been working with county agencies and the commissioners to find permanent solutions that will benefit our residents.
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12:32 AM Apr 8, 2010

LETTER: No, it doesn't work

A recent letter writer says millions of vets have been treated at "virtually no cost at all to the vet, paid for by our tax dollars." Most Americans have no problem having our tax dollars pay for veterans health care. But, it should stop there. We do not want our tax dollars to pay for everyone who has the mistaken notion that the government owes them this.
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12:32 AM Apr 8, 2010

LETTER: End the seal hunt

The annual brutal slaughter of baby seals in Canada is on its way. It's the largest slaughter of marine mammals on the planet. Last year more than 72,000 baby seals as young as 12 days old were clubbed and shot to death and some skinned alive. The Canadian government condones this massive killing of Harp seals.
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