Letters to the Editor

To the editor: I would like to urge the citizens of Athens who have questions about the war conditions in Gaza today to see a documentary entitled “Born in Gaza.” It follows the lives of children in Gaza shortly after the 2014 Gaza war. Ninety-six percent of those killed were Palestinians, most civilians and children.…

To the editor: Consider Gazans in chains; hear their plaintive plea,“Release us from Hamas’ tyrannical thugocracy.”It’s for them, for myself, and our common legacy,That I protest whenever I hear and whenever I see,Someone malevolently declaring “Palestine must be set free,From the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.” It’s Hamas’ threats, that I ask you to…

At a time when moral courage and leadership are called for, the new university president and Ohio’s attorney general are failing.

Artificial boundaries of written responsibilities of governing bodies or finding the perfect statement should not prevent us from speaking out for peace.

I encourage you to cast your vote for Kevin Ritter as the State Representative for the Ohio 94 District.

While it’s not my place to say whether Swift and Kelce are in an abusive relationship, some eerie red flags have been popping up in their romance lately.

The League of Women Voters of Athens County encourages all voters to get ready for the election!

I have never understood how one person can totally whip into submission a huge swath of an electorate.

To the editor: According to a credible published report, a record 477,493 Ohioans enrolled in the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace in 2024. Those folks would lose their coverage if Donald Trump has his way, since he has promised to repeal the act. Another Trump presidency would be a disaster. He is against many…

On Union Street on Dec. 10 three of our Black female Ohio University undergraduate students overheard a group of mostly white males using anti-Black racial slurs. According to the police report, the men “yelled at the individuals to challenge their use of the “N” word,” and then proceeded to follow the students while shouting racist…