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Letter to the Editor on high school vaping

I am writing to express my concern regarding the increasing access and availability of vaping devices among teenagers.

By Anthony Miller | Nov 17, 2024

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“This whole election process just doesn’t work for me,” Dud said, sipping his coffee. “There’s no way we can tell who is best for the job.”

By Slim Randles | Nov 14, 2024

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Community comes together to rescue cat stranded in a tree for 6 days

By Kelsey Pike | Nov 13, 2024

On Sunday November 3rd, I noticed there was a cat stuck in the tree outside my house. For a few days I contacted everyone I knew with a large ladder to try to get him down to no luck.

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By Slim Randles | Nov 8, 2024

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Letter to the Editor: Protecting Our Freedoms

By Molly M. Gutridge | Oct 22, 2024

As Americans, we share fundamental values that unite us: we believe in freedom, compassion for our neighbors, and hope for the future.

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Letter to the Editor: Trump plays the same old tune

By Ron Meharry | Oct 15, 2024

Trump plays the same old tune stirring the pot of hate. Never say you’re wrong, call the real news fake news.

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Letter to the Editor: Competence and Character

By Daniel Laskin | Oct 8, 2024

Most of us, whether in our personal lives or at work, value people who face problems with maturity, compassion, competence, and an openness to compromise. These are people who win our trust even during conflicts. They’re the problem-solvers, the adults in the room.

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Letter to the Editor: Stop politicians from picking their voters

By Franklin Brown | Oct 1, 2024

Most of us believe that voters should pick our leaders, our leaders should not pick their voters. We can stop politicians from choosing their voters by voting 'Yes' on State Issue 1 in November.

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Letter to the Editor: Do not fall for the 'lies of the snake'

By Dick & Shirley Porter | Sep 24, 2024

There is an old saying that goes like this, “There is none so blind as those who will not see.”

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Letter to the Editor: The Edgewood Road Project: A Huge Mistake

By Don Carr | Sep 17, 2024

The “Edgewood Road Project” is supposed to provide a route from south Mount Vernon to the east side of the Coshocton Road retail district and east that will end the growing problem of drivers increasingly using neighborhood streets like Edgewood, Teryl, Marita, Stevens, Vernedale, Vernonview and New Gambier as short cuts to avoid congestion on Coshocton Road to get to the hospital, Lowes, Wal-Mart, Knox Village Square, nearby restaurants, Danbury Living Center, Knox Public Health and Apple Valley.

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Letter to the Editor: Free, fair elections are central to our democracy

By Erin Salva | Sep 10, 2024

As Americans we hold sacred our most fundamental right... the right to vote and have our voices heard.

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Letter to the Editor: Electoral Reform

By Don Monson | Sep 2, 2024

Whatever our political leanings, most of us believe in fairness, and regarding the electoral process that underlies our democracy, fairness would suggest that representation in elected bodies should reflect the votes cast by citizens.

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Letter to the Editor: Frasier Solar Project

By Scott Patterson | Aug 13, 2024

As we approach the “Back-to-School” season, many of us, including myself — a bio teacher at MVHS – feel a mix of excitement and anxiety. While I look forward to meeting my new students, I worry about the busy year ahead and the additional stress that comes from giving my maximum effort for my students.

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Letter to the Editor: Vote 'no' on Edgewood Road Project

By Tammy Swingle | Jul 30, 2024

Part of the traffic plan for the east end of Mount Vernon with the “Edgewood Road Project” reconstructs Edgewood Road between St. Rt. 229 and E. High Street. Does anyone on City Council realize the southern end of this street, just north of 229, isn’t even in the city?

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Letter to the Editor: Frasier hearings showcased impact of misinformation on Knox residents

By Norma Butterfield | Jul 15, 2024

Over the course of three public hearings about the proposed Frasier Solar project in Knox County, the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) got a first-hand look at how successfully a well-funded misinformation campaign targeting our community can obscure facts and prey on fears to scare good people into action.

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Letter to the Editor: In Knox County, health concerns abound, but solar isn’t one of them

By Stephen P. Rex Sr. | Jul 8, 2024

As an environmentally minded Knox County resident and supporter of the proposed Frasier Solar project, I have been dumbfounded by the pervasive misleading claims about solar panel toxicity that have been peddled to our community by Knox Smart Development and their dark-money allies, especially considering the actual pollutants that our community is currently exposed to.

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Letter to the Editor: Edgewood Road Project

By Tammy Swingle | Jul 2, 2024

Are you aware of the local issue that’s going to be on November’s ballot?

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Letter to the Editor: Knox County Solar

By Dave Phillips | Jun 25, 2024

As a proud member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 688, I support the proposed Frasier Solar project in Knox County, a project that brings tremendous opportunity for the community and its workers.

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Letter to the Editor: Solar farms incapable of replacing the American electric grid

By Gary Koester | Jun 17, 2024

I am a practicing engineer, with over 45 years in the design, development, and production of electric power-generating systems, including solar-powered systems. In my experienced judgment, solar farm technology is not an economical nor a technically viable energy source to power our American electric grid.

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Letter to the Editor: Rep. Setiz support for Frasier Solar is well-founded and misinformation misses the mark

By Kathy Gamble | Jun 11, 2024

I am writing in response to a Letter to the Editor that recently ran in the Mount Vernon News. It is just one of the latest examples of misinformation being spread by a small, but vocal minority about the Frasier Solar project in Knox County.

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