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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor
The Rose of customer service
By From JT Staff Reports 
June 30, 2017
Dear Editor, One of my favorite errands to run is to our local post office in Marysville. Often when I am waiting in line at the post office I hear customers disgruntled at the wait time or the long l...
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Letters to the Editor
Prosecutor explains state’s new sentencing idea
By From JT Staff Reports 
June 23, 2017
Dear Editor: The TV theme song from the 1970’s crime show Baretta popularized the phrase, “Don’t do the crime, if you can’t do the time.” Now, a state bureaucrat in charge of Ohio’s prisons has compos...
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Letters to the Editor
Writer says farmers are getting crushed by taxes
By From JT Staff Reports 
June 23, 2017
Dear Editor, In six years’ time, we’ve seen nearly a 400 percent increase in our property taxes. This year alone, the tax per acre for 2016 is $62. In 2016 we had to pay 14 percent in property tax alo...
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Letters to the Editor
Writer has suggestions on future of Route 31
By From JT Staff Reports 
June 16, 2017
Dear Editor, Before any final plans are made on the Route 31 exit ramp from U.S. 33 west, a quick five-day study needs to be made. What needs to be known is how many automobiles exit U.S. 33 west onto...
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Letters to the Editor
Writer continues discussion of ACA issue
By From JT Staff Reports 
June 9, 2017
Dear editor, I am writing in reference to Mr. Runnels’ article “ACA impacts local insurers, doctors,” in the Marysville Journal-Tribune on May 4. It is their discussion that I would like to offer my t...
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Letters to the Editor
Writers want change in valedictorian selection
By From JT Staff Reports 
May 26, 2017
Dear editor, We are concerned Marysville High School alumnae. We are Marysville citizens who pay property taxes to support our schools, and we celebrate the academic achievements of the MHS Class of 2...
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Letters to the Editor
MHS grads say one valedictorian should be picked
By From JT Staff Reports 
May 26, 2017
Dear editor, My wife and I are residents of Marysville and alumni of Marysville High School. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the students in the Marysville Class of 2017 ...
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Letters to the Editor
Writer believes message of God is lost
By From JT Staff Reports 
May 26, 2017
Dear editor, To all good people of Union County, please kneel with me in prayer to defend against the left liberals’ attacks on our President Donald J. Trump and on we the American people as I reitera...
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Letters to the Editor
Writer supports removal of poster
By From JT Staff Reports 
May 5, 2017
Dear editor, I would like to commend the teacher who had the courage to voice a complain concerning the placement of “diversity posters” into classrooms. Kathleen Pagan, Catalpa Place, and Mary Ellen ...
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Letters to the Editor
April is National Fair Housing Month
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 21, 2017
Dear editor, On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the federal Fair Housing Act, which prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religi...
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Letters to the Editor
Health commissioner appreciates turnout at town hall meetings
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 14, 2017
Dear editor, Last week we concluded our ninth town hall meeting on the state’s new household sewage rules. I appreciate all the residents who came to hear updates and who shared their concerns about t...
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Letters to the Editor
Writer says global warming can be good for plant life
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 7, 2017
Dear editor, I would like to address the issue of global warming that was mentioned in the Friday, March 31 edition of the Journal-Tribune. Like many complex topics, there are two sides to understand ...
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Letters to the Editor
Local student concerned with trash at reservoir
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 7, 2017
Dear editor, Recently, the Marysville Upground Reservoir was opened to fishing. This past weekend my dad and I went out to the reservoir to walk around. While there, we picked up a length of fishing l...
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Letters to the Editor
Writer: How do troopers spend their time
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 10, 2017
Dear editor, I need someone to explain to me why we have an Ohio Highway Patrol. Tonia Hill Marysville Mobile Home Park
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Letters to the Editor
Reader content with education opportunities
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 10, 2017
Dear editor, I am a mother of four in the Marysville Exempted Village School District. We moved here six years ago. My oldest was in kindergarten. Ms. Mankins started around the same time. There were ...
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Letters to the Editor
Reader feels business was treated unfairly
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 3, 2017
Dear editor, I write this letter as a frustrated, concerned and disappointed lifelong resident of Marysville. I attended the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on Feb. 21 and was disappointed in the obvi...
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Letters to the Editor
Writer not happy with BZA decision on parking
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 3, 2017
Dear editor, I have lived in Marysville since 2009 and one of the things that attracted my family to it was the historic uptown. I feel that the opening of a new business in the area is a testament to...
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Letters to the Editor
Board president says there is much to be proud of at Marysville
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 3, 2017
To the editor: Speaking on behalf of my fellow board members, we have never been more proud of the teachers, administrators and staff in our district. As your elected board of education, we have the r...
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Letters to the Editor
Fairbanks students show compassion
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 3, 2017
Dear editor, On Feb. 25, I was fortunate to witness one of the most selfless acts of kindness I have ever had the privilege to observe. The wonderful students of Fairbanks Middle School — in all fairn...
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Letters to the Editor
MEA leaders note positive culture at MHS
By From JT Staff Reports 
December 16, 2016
Dear Editor, We are proud of our school. At Marysville High School, teachers and administrators regularly collaborate to foster a positive culture where students believe they can achieve whatever goal...
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Letters to the Editor
Writers urge voters to oppose Fairbanks bond issue on Nov. 8
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 4, 2016
Dear Editor, As a 2014 graduate of Fairbanks High School, I would first like to say that my ability to learn was in no way hindered by the school building. There were no labs or activities that we cou...
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Letters to the Editor
Writer urges support of upcoming 9-1-1 levy
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 4, 2016
Dear Editor: It’s summer, the weather is beautiful and the windows are all open. Suddenly, the squeal of tires, the sound of metal to metal contact, the ugly cloud of dust and debris and the very stra...
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Letters to the Editor
Writers support Fairbanks upcoming Nov. 8 ballot issue
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 28, 2016
Dear Editor: Union County is one of the fastest-growing counties in Ohio, and the Fairbanks Local School District has experienced that growth firsthand. The district is running out of space, and the c...
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Letters to the Editor
Writer opposes Fairbanks bond issue
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 28, 2016
Dear Editor: This election cycle seems to be full of difficult decisions.  Voters in the Fairbanks School District who love and support our Schools have one additional difficult decision to make.  Our...
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Letters to the Editor
Letters support effort for new school
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 28, 2016
Dear Editor: Like many of you, my wife and I were born and raised in this district.  We raised our children in the district.  When we bought our first home, the only requirement made of our realtor wa...
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Letters to the Editor
Writer appreciates curb work
By From JT Staff Reports 
September 16, 2016
Dear editor, For those of us who use Fourth Street daily from downtown Marysville to the west side of the city, I’d like to thank the Marysville City Council, administrative staff and street employees...
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Letters to the Editor
Health commissioner explains process for opening a restraurant
By From JT Staff Reports 
August 12, 2016
Dear editor, Recently, the Union County Health Department and the Building Regulations Department have received several inquiries about the process for opening a restaurant in Union County. Jason E. O...
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