Guest Columnists

The following columns are either from irregular guest columnists or are random columns which were posted because we thought there may be some local interest or we simply found them interesting.

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Thank You for Your Support
02/01/2012 - 8:44am | Guest Columnist

The United Way of Marion County believes that we all win when everyone in our community thrives.  It’s up to all of us to work together to ensure that youth start and graduate from school on time, families have the tools they need to become financially stable, and local citizens have access to healthcare.

McClain - Getting Ohioans Back to Work
01/13/2012 - 9:12am | Guest Columnist

Guest Column from Representative Jeff McClain
The last year has been a busy one in the state legislature, but I am confident that the long hours are yielding positive results. From the beginning of the 129th General Assembly, House Republicans have been committed to reassessing the government’s role in the private sector in order to spark economic growth in Ohio.

You Don’t Have to be Perfect to be the Perfect Parent
11/22/2011 - 8:29am | Guest Columnist

Written by: Jodi Fidler, Foster and Adoptive Parent with Marion County Children Services
I'm going to begin my letter with a true story that may leave you wondering what this has to do with November being Adoption Awareness Month. Hopefully by the time I close, it will come together.

Students, Community Applauded for Make a Difference Day
10/20/2011 - 9:49am | Guest Columnist

by Pam Stone, Executive Director of United Way of Marion County
To all of the 220-plus Tri-Rivers students and staff who participated in the 2011 Make A Difference Day: First, let me thank you for serving our community through 17 different projects. That is a most significant accomplishment, and you should all be very proud.

Grace on Fire
10/18/2011 - 7:47am | Guest Columnist

The Bible says to “Train up a child in the way he/she should go, even when old they will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:15) How often this passage has been misused to control, conform and confine children to the dictates of those over them.

Ohioans Should Have the Freedom to Determine Fate of Job-Killing Health Care Mandates
06/24/2011 - 9:05am | Guest Columnist

Column submitted by Rep. Jeff McClain
State Representative Jeff McClain (R-Upper Sandusky) today expressed disappointment that despite unanimous support from the House Republican Caucus, the Ohio House failed to pass Senate Joint Resolution 1, which would propose an amendment to the Ohio Constitution to preserve the freedom of Ohioans to choose their health care and health care coverage. In order for this resolution to successfully pass from the House, only one additional vote from the minority caucus was necessary; however, partisan motives obstructed this common-sense initiative.