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To the editor: It has recently been reported by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics that a very impressive 517,000 jobs were added in January to the U.S. workforce, and with job gains being revised upward by 71,000 for November and December, the unemployment rate in our great nation has dipped to 3.4 percent, which is the lowest since 1969, of which President Joe Biden characterized as “extremely good news,” and he is very much deserving of significant credit for this landmark accomplishment. In addition, throughout 2022, it has been reported that our country has added ...

Thanks from Good Neighbors

To the editor: Once again, our Wintersville Good Neighbors Christmas program was a great success, due to all of the help we have from the local churches, schools, businesses, civic clubs, social clubs and many private citizens who volunteer to help. In 1959, Ruth Cunningham organized a group of teachers at Wintersville Elementary School to help five little girls who were in need of clothing. In 2022, our organization was able to help 65 families with 151 children have a very merry Christmas with food, gifts and store cards. Linda and I send special thanks to Wintersville United ...

Let’s save fossil fuels

To the editor: Citizens, to all who are interested — citizens of the United States: We are going to have a problem with the president and the governor of California. They want to do away with anything that uses natural gas or gasoline, including lawn mowers, cars, gas stoves and many other items. We the people put them in their offices, and we can out them out. These two officials want everything to be electric, but if everybody went electric, we would be in real trouble. That are trying to do away with fossil fuels, which we need to keep things going. The president and the ...

Questions should be permitted

To the editor: I was very disappointed with the Wintersville Council meeting of Jan. 19. I have always been under the impression a citizen can question their government, but this does not seem so in Wintersville. Around a month ago I submitted a proposal to the mayor requesting a change to council’s meeting rules to permit citizens to ask questions about ordinances and resolutions and to ask questions or make comments under old and new business matters. It seems the proposal was not accepted, as it was said that council rules will remain the same with no changes. There was ...

What is symbiosis?

To the editor: In the Jan. 29 edition, Ed Bednar wrote, “The truth is from the moment of conception, a woman is in a symbiotic relationship with another human individual.” (“Faith judged on what one does.”) The truth is this shows an incomplete understanding of the word “symbiotic.” Symbiosis is defined as “involving interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association generally denoting a mutually beneficial relationship.” That’s not what pregnancy is. There are many examples of symbiosis in nature where both parties do benefit; ...

Office, country are disgraced

To the editor: Right now, on almost every U.S. Navy ship and every Army, Marine and Air Force base, there is an office or ship’s compartment with a file cabinet with a padlock or a safe. The contents depend on the job classification of the work they do. There is an enlisted serviceman or woman who is responsible for the contents. They are probably of the rank of E-4 or E-5. I know, because I was one of them once. The contents are classified. When I was in the Navy, the locked file cabinet was inspected once a year. The inspectors wanted to make sure every booklet was there ...