Dear Editor, Last week, thanks to Jennifer Brock in city administration, I was able to watch live the planning and zoning committee meeting held July 1 at City Hall. Todd Faris of Faris Design spoke o...

Dear Editor, The Ohio biennium budget is one of the most significant processes impacting public education, though I will admit, before serving as a superintendent, I didn’t fully understand its depth ...

Dear Editor, In an ocean of opportunities for economic growth, Ohio’s income tax rate is the unyielding sea wall holding back a landfall of prosperity. As it stands, our tax structure penalizes hard w...

Dear Editor, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the peo...

Dear Editor, As a 61-year-old senior and 53-year resident of Plain City I felt the overwhelming need to respond to Michael Williamson’s recent Journal-Tribune article “JA levy turned down by 33 votes....

Dear Editor, At the upcoming May 6 election voters within Marysville city limits will get to decide on two proposed amendments to the Marysville Charter. The charter allows citizens to shape their gov...

Dear Editor, I’m confused by MEVSD’s claim to need more money. MEVSD says it ranks “lowest” or “worst” in the state on five financial measures, such as “expenditure per pupil” and “student-administrat...

Dear Editor, I spent 24 years as a school superintendent in Ohio until I retired and my wife and I moved to Marysville My final year, I was the county superintendent in the Cincinnati area. The Ohio S...

Dear Editor, Voters in and around Marysville are currently being posed the question, “Does the Marysville Exempted School Board deserve more of my money?” I urge the entire populace to vote a resoundi...

Dear Editor, I’m Cari Hobbs Grome, a 1996 MHS graduate, born and raised in Marysville. I remember running in the dairy fields that are now where Mill Valley stands. As a kid I used to ride my bike up ...

Dear Editor, In regards to the City of Marysville and the MEVSD disagreement on TIFs and how they are used, yes the school district agreed to the TIF, but at that time they probably didn’t expect the ...

Dear Editor, Recently, I read in the Marysville Journal-Tribune that the Jerome Township Trustees were going to discuss funding of the Jerome Township Fire District. The two five-year levies totaling ...

Dear Editor, Regarding the front page article on Wednesday, Jan. 22, Planning Begins for the Big Bridge Move, the big question goes unanswered. Why? Is this bridge no longer safe for vehicle traffic? ...

Dear Editor, The Marysville Journal-Tribune had a front-page article recently regarding the movement of the Streng Road iron bridge from its current location, into the city of Marysville, to be used a...

Dear Editor, This is a response to the article titled, “Planning begins for big bridge move: Streng Road Bridge will make its way to Marysville’s Uptown area.” Regardless of the historic value of this...

Dear Editor, After the recent failure of the school levy, the school board has decided it appropriate to try for a third time. I am calling for the resignation of the entire school board due to inabil...

Dear Editor, As President-elect Trump prepares to take office in January, the impressive list of business leaders clamoring to meet with him is fascinating. These include leading executives from big t...

Dear Editor, I am the Lorax that speaks for the beavers. My question to the city in regard to the clearing of the logjam – have you made arrangements to relocate the beavers or are you going to knock ...

Dear Editor, The Satanic Temple is not a religious group. It is a cancel-culture group and is therefore not included in the recent Supreme Court decision allowing release time for religious instructio...

Dear Editor, Marysville Elementary School in Ohio is hosting a visit from The Satanic Temple to demonstrate their commitment to supporting religious freedom and promoting essential values like compass...

Dear Editor, I am writing to show my support of the upcoming replacement levy to benefit the Marysville Library. With several levies on the November ballot, it can be a difficult choice as a taxpayer....

Dear Editor, I recently received notification that community concerts for the coming and future years will no longer be. We will certainly miss them, but understand the issues that led to this decisio...

Dear Editor, The other afternoon as my wife and I drove across town I commented to her on the beauty and charm and cleanliness of our fair city. The obvious pride the homeowners on Fifth Street showed...

Dear Editor: As the Federal Reserve continues to try and improve our economy, to no avail, a major action that could be done to help provide relief to ALL Americans: eliminate all the Executive Orders...

Dear Editor: Today is June 6, 2024. The 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in the Normandy region of France! The day when thousands of America’s finest stepped up to defend and die for the freedom...

Dear Editor, Last weekend was a special time for the Marysville Middle School wrestling teams in state competition. They won 24 matches and saw four student athletes climb the podium as All Ohio wrest...

Dear Editor, We urge you to vote in favor of the 1.5-mill replacement levy to benefit your Marysville Public Library. A “yes” vote will also benefit the Raymond Public Library. The library allows acce...

Dear Editor, Like everyone, I have an opinion. If it’s about an issue I believe to be important, I’ll share with my wife and maybe even some of our adult children. When it negatively affects my family...

Dear Editor, Recently, I read that a male teacher was being fired for improper behavior with female students. It made me think back to nearly a year-and-a-half ago when the same teacher was being inve...

Dear Editor, It is so disappointing. And it’s embarrassing. For months now, the American flags flying at the courthouse/justice center/veterans’ memorial have been unlit at night. I have called every ...