Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
August 21, 2020
Dear Editor, I’m responding and agreeing with the editorial of Aug. 14. Eddie and I were born, raised, schooled, married and have lived in Marysville our entire lives. We are now ready to celebrate ou...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 31, 2020
Dear Editor, It’s been several years since I’ve written to you, and even longer since I delivered this very paper as a middle schooler at Bunsold. I grew up in Marysville, graduated MHS in 2013, and w...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 10, 2020
Dear Editor, I’m writing this because I feel with all the negative going on in the world, more good needs to be brought to light. So, here is a little bit of good. I live in Mill Valley on Triple Crow...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
June 26, 2020
Dear Editor, One of the numerous ill side effects of living in the so-called “information age” is that quantity does not beget quality. When everybody has a platform, it becomes increasingly difficult...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
June 26, 2020
Dear Editor, Wednesday’s headline article announcing Scott’s refusal of a property tax abatement was a first for me. It seems that city councils “giving away the farm” is the only way the game is play...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
May 22, 2020
Dear Editor, As another week draws to a close, our community is slowly reopening. From haircuts to restaurant now to gyms and some sports next week, life is restarting Each reopening signals a new pha...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 17, 2020
Dear Editor , I am writing in response to the Journal-Tribune article of April 13 on the Avalon Theater. First, we have two auditoriums (high school and county building on Sixth Street) that have succ...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 10, 2020
Dear Editor , Last Friday’s editorial’s sentence about the Speaker of the House and the stepping on the throats of the American people was written without merit. A lack of intelligence about the proce...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 27, 2020
Dear Editor, For the past 16 years, I have been blessed to work with the now more than 1,000 team members that make up Memorial Health. Never have I been more proud to be associated with this amazing ...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
February 28, 2020
Dear Editor, A letter was previously submitted on behalf of the Marysville Board of Education to better inform our community regarding Ohio’s EdChoice voucher program. One paragraph included the fact ...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
January 31, 2020
Dear Editor, On the chilly morning of Jan. 23, along with many other from Union County, I experienced a variety of feelings, including sadness and deep personal loss, as we came to honor and bury our ...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
January 24, 2020
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the Jan. 10 article “Heroin Just Doesn’t Move the Needle” by Chad Williamson. I live in Union County. I grew up here. I work for Wings Support and Recovery, a ...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
January 24, 2020
Dear Editor, This letter is being submitted on behalf of the Marysville Board of Education to better inform our community regarding Ohio’s EdChoice voucher program. Ohio’s ballooning EdChoice voucher ...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
January 24, 2020
Dear Editor, As the head coach of Esports at Marion Technical College as well as a semi-professional Esports player, I wanted to respond to the editorial “When sport imitates life” on December 2019. A...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
December 20, 2019
Dear Editor, As a veteran and military historian, the timliness and relevance of the article about the “Battle of the Bulge” (Friday, Dec. 13, edition) was very much appreciated. As the WWII generatio...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
December 13, 2019
Dear Editor, Much gratitude is expressed for the extra efforts and personal touches made by the Marysville Police in recovering an expensive golf bag I left at the carwash across from the Ace Hardware...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 8, 2019
Dear Editor, Is there a new military? A new America? Or has the military and our country always been this way? Here’s my story. Today, I was walking into our Marysville Post Office, eyes down, when a ...
Letters to the Editor
By Marysville Journal-Tribune 
June 28, 2019
Dear Editor, Marysville has a feral cat problem. This is not new information or even earth shattering, but the fact that our city leaders refuse to acknowledge and address the challenge is. After tryi...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
May 24, 2019
Dear Editor The Union County Court’s dismissal of the appeal of the Jerome Township Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) decision for the FedEx project was a disappointment. The judge dismissed based on Lack...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 8, 2019
Dear Editor, I am very hurt and disappointed by the tactless article that was printed in the Richwood Gazette about my niece, Madison Green, my sister’s daughter. The details and information you chose...
Letters to the Editor
By Marysville Journal-Tribune 
February 22, 2019
Dear Editor, On Tuesday, Feb. 12, the Journal-Tribune ran an article titled, “Milford Center utility hike jumps the gun.” I am writing this letter to you in response to the comments made by Terri Kean...
Letters to the Editor
By Marysville Journal-Tribune 
February 22, 2019
Dear Editor, My name is Linda Gibson and I am one of your subscribers. I am, also, a Trump hating Democrat, as you referred to me in your editorial dated Feb. 8, 2019. I know you don’t care, but you h...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
February 8, 2019
Dear Editor, Since last May, I have been collaborating with Team Marysville creating videos that showcase the many small businesses, historical buildings, optimistic residents and leaders hoping to sh...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 30, 2018
Dear Editor, I only have knowledge of the stadium project from what I’ve been reading in the Marysville Journal-Tribune. At first, from what I thought I read in the J-T, I was under the impression tha...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 2, 2018
Dear Editor, State Issue 1 is a step in the direction of addressing the problem of the opioid crisis in Ohio. Issue 1 will reduce felony charges for first and second time offenders of personal drug us...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 2, 2018
Dear Editor, The Marysville Public Library is a source of pride and an asset to our community by serving us, the residents. We should show support of our library by voting “yes” for the library levy. ...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 2, 2018
Dear Editor, Over the past year we have served as the co-chairs of the Marysville Schools Levy Committee. The future strength of a community is intimately weaved in the achievement of our schools, and...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 2, 2018
Dear Editor, I would like to encourage the residents of Union County to vote “yes” for the Union County Health Department levy renewal on Nov. 6. As a member of several Union County committees, I have...
Letters to the Editor
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 26, 2018
Dear Editor, Have you seen all the activities happening at or around 231 S. Plum St.? There is always something to do and the activities are free. The Marysville Public Library was a busy place in 201...