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I talked to the Belmont county audits office this morning and they had no registered property titles from the Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) At the meeting with REX that occurred at the Somerton Fire House, a Somerset Township meeting as called by the... 

On the news and in the papers we are being bombarded with amount of the deficit, over a Trillion dollars. That figure is beyond my imagination, this what we are going to saddle our children, grand children and great grand children with. So far I... 

I watched with hope last election on the outcome of the vote on the swiss hills levy vote.The people of Monroe county should be commended on their yes vote for the levy.As a child I grew up in Somerton and watched the demise of a small community when it... 

Recently in the enterprise a letter to the editor was submitted by a local coal operator.He predicted gloom and doom for our nation if the current clean air bill is passed.What will become of our country if it is not passed?We can look to the horizon,if... 

I recently recieved an e-mail concerning pepsi's lack of including under God on their new commemerative can.Well let me tell you I almost had a hissy fit.With everything going on in this world we live in,I do not feel this is an issue which needs... 

I am very glad that Barnesville is getting money to fix or repair the streets within the village. Some of the streets simply need resurfacing and others need further work, but this what the economic stimulus money should be used for. The rebuilding of... 

The Governor has or had some great ideas for improving the quality of education in Ohio's schools. The state and the federal governments are cutting back on funding for our public education system, so those changes will not happen for our students.... 

It was announced on the national news that the U.S. Congress is looking at having a national sales tax to cover all of these socializing programs that the president wants as well as a new source of money to pay down the national debt. In Canada this... 

A thought to consider. A six year old kindergartener's lunch account reached a $0.00 balance. He is sent through the line, is given his lunch, then when he reaches the cashier he is told he cannot have the lunch. The cafeteria workers take the food from... 

Generally, I don't subscribe to conspiracies theories and with secret government agencies going after people. But with President want to sign on to the treaties that governs North America, Central America and South America, the United States may see... 

The quality of those who have been elected or are being appointed to positions of control over our lives and freedoms, these people should be the finest citizen in the land. From the local police to the Presidential Cabinet, their shouldn't be a blemish,... 

In response to President Obama's statement that we did not consider ourselves as a Christian nation" Could he have been referring to the U.S. government? If he was referring to the people of America, I respectfully disagree. Christianity is... 

We hear many times that we have to think outside the box when it comes to difficult situations. I am guilty of making such statements, but I spent many years dealing with projects where you really have to use creative thought processes to solve the... 

Often when a decision is made to care for an elderly parent, it is after they have had a serious illness or a hospitalization, then the realization comes that they can't live alone any more. Family members are called, and plans get under way for who will care for the parent. In my opinion, it's the family's responsibility to care... 

Often when a decision is made to care for an elderly parent, it is after they have had a serious illness or a hospitalization, then the realization comes that they can't live alone any more. Family members are called, and plans get under way for who will care for the parent. In my opinion, it's the family's responsibility to care... 

Every hospital should have more than one patient advocate that deals as a liaison between the patient, the patient's family, the doctor and the other medical personnel. Often when a family member ends up in the hospital questions arise, but are never answered because the family tries to meet up with the doctor, and never seems to coordinate the visit... 

I have been watching the news and talking to friends about their careers as school teachers. America will be loosing about 1 million school teacher to retirement within the next 5 years. That is 1 million teachers out of 3.2 million educated and licensed school teachers in the United... 

I have noted that the schools do not really have forward looking people in-charge of the curriculum. If you go to Walmart or many of the box stores, you find that the bulk of the products are made in China. When you go your local stores, you will see many items that are made in China in those stores... 

I'm not a smoker, and I ask my family and friends that are smokers to smoke outside. But in my opinion, it is just plain wrong for cigarettes to be taxed any differently than a container of liquid soap. What will be next? Will it be that coke you are swigging on, maybe that Cafe' Latte you have up to... 

In this day and age, it is strange to find people who do not have liability insurance or even better coverage on their property. Just one incident, every thing you own could be gone in a court judgment, because of no insurance. I am not an insurance agent or work for any insurance company, but have been a home owner,...