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Worth the effort?

Dear Editor, I see in the Times Observer (March 22) on the front page that Jim Decker, president of Warren County Chamber of Business and Industry, received congratulations on working to spend $7 million of Build Back Better funds. I would think that WCCBI should be helping to bring new business into Warren and the county, especially since county unemployment is up 1% in just one month. The chamber should be in talks with whoever owns Blair buildings now about opportunity to have a business in either one or both empty buildings. Only good thing about those buildings are being sold a ...

Readers Speak

No standing still Dear Editor, In response to the April 7 Times Observer article, “Statue proposal receives frosty reception,” the foolishness of revisionist history could use an explanation. The article noted “Washington’s history as a slave owner” as a reason not to erect a statue of him. Washington was a slave owner as were a huge number of persons worldwide. Washington became uneasy owning slaves, and his actions may have been the beginning of the end of slavery in the U.S. He was a leader in the emancipation of his personal slaves. Per mountvernon.org: “In his ...

Problems add up

Dear Editor, In the works are a boat launch that will benefit a couple of businesses, a roundabout that will probably lose us two or more businesses. With the economy the way it is, we now want to add dogs to the school budget. Most of us are struggling now paying bills and buying gas and the powers that be just keep adding to our burden. It’s no wonder the population is dwindling. We can’t afford the city of Warren anymore. Maybe borrow the dogs when they are needed. To Mayor David Wortman, thank you for trying! Vickie Surdyk, Warren

A loud silence

Dear Editor: How come we don’t hear Don Trump bragging about how great a man Putin is anymore? Semper Fi. Carl A Rozzelle, Russell

Nation loses its way

Dear Editor, If you think the world is in a real mess then take a closer look at our own country. It is hard to believe how far out of whack things have gotten in such a short time. For instance, the Woman of the Year is a man; the Women’s College National Swimming Champion is a man. A female nominee for U.S. Supreme Court was ask to give her definition of a woman but she either couldn’t or wouldn’t give an answer. Makes me wonder why? On Jan. 20, 2021, the new chief executive started signing executive orders. With a stroke of a pen 40,000 un-born babies’ lives were ...

Steering clear

Dear Editor, I want to thank the new mayor and council for not giving up on trying to get rid of that dumb roundabout. Not many of us want it for several reasons. I think it may be worth whatever it costs to get it stopped. So please keep up the fight. While you are at it, could you check and see if there is any way they can get rid of those, or at least some of those, “No turn on right” at those intersections? That’s another waste of time and gas. The price of gasoline is really high and going much higher. If Dave Wortman was the mayor when this roundabout was first ...