Letter to the Editor: Pomeroy should get football field back
(Editor’s Note: The private individual that had previously purchased the property at auction did not complete the purchase. The property...
Op/Ed
Letter to the Editor: Challenging Columbus
(Editor’s Note: The following is a Letter to the Editor. The Meigs Independent Press policy is to not endorse candidates...
Letter to the Editor: Non-military Americans sacrifice too
(The following Letter to the Editor is in reference to an Op/Ed column by Melissa Martin entitled “Happy Birthday America!”...
Happy Birthday America!
Melissa Martin, Ph.D Happy Birthday America! Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday Dear American, Happy Birthday to you. Sing along...
Remembering a servant: Robert “Bob” Byer
Members of the Middleport and Pomeroy Fire Departments stand at attention as Robert “Bob” Byer is taken to his final...
Some Ohio citizens want a Superman Day
From Cleveland.com: The Joe Shuster house, on the corners of Parkwood and Amor in Cleveland, Ohio, is long gone but...
Letter to the Editor: Middleport Council and new track hoe
(Letters to the Editor may be submitted through email at [email protected] or through the MIP Messenger on Facebook.) Dear Editor,...
Op/Ed: Killing Without Guns
Melissa Martin, Ph.D When firearms are not accessible, individuals kill with knives, swords, arrows, hammers, hatchets, shovels, or other weapons...
When Humanity is Held Hostage
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Melissa Martin, Ph.D, is an author, columnist, educator, and therapist. She will be a regular contributor to the Meigs...
In the Open: Bend Area experiences first Facebook Flood
Like many people I was wondering when we were going to notice climate change. I just didn’t expect it to...
Hometown City Girl: High Hopes for 2018
With it being the start of a new year I figured now was a good time to reflect on...
Our Meigs County Home: Being Thankful
A rainbow appearing in the bend area of Meigs County, Ohio. Photo by Carrie Gloeckner. (Our Meigs County Home is...
Letter to the Editor: Vote ‘Yes’ on Issue 1, Crime Victim’s Rights
EDITOR’S NOTE: Marsy’s Law on the ballot is listed as Issue 1. Dear Editor, Since 1978, the members of Ohio...
Letter to the Editor: Voters asked to vote ‘yes’ on Sunday sales in Pomeroy Precinct 1
Letter to Editor, Tuesday November 7 is Election Day. There wil be an issue on the ballot to ask the...
Editorial: Dear Gov. Kasich, We Are Still Here
Typically, I refrain from writing editorials, however, I can’t be quiet on this particularly topic. Growing up in Meigs County,...
Twilight – the coolest time of day
Twilight is a magic time, that time between dawn and sunrise and after sunset to dusk, but how much do...
Thoughts from Adam: the problem with ‘yes’
I think I have a problem. There’s a word I have been saying for the past few years that keeps...
Recycling is easy in Meigs, Gallia Counties
It seems hard to believe but there are still people around here that don't know recycling is available in Meigs...
Thoughts from Adam
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Thoughts from Adam is new regular Sunday column.) Abraham Lincoln once famously said, “Don’t believe everything you read...
Reflection on MLK and the Civil Rights Movement: Because of him we all have dreams
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was originally published in the Meigs Independent Press for the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther...
Letter to the Editor: Call that ‘America strengthen the spine of the timid and weak’
The following is a Letter to the Editor, submitted to [email protected]. The Meigs Independent Press editorial staff publishes these submissions,...
Rob Portman: At the speed of science
By Rob Portman, Senator from Ohio Senator Portman The advances made by the scientific and medical communities over the past...
Advent Week 1 – Hope
Do you ever feel like Charlie Brown? In the midst of the Christmas decorations that have been up since Halloween,...
Letter to the Editor – My vote is for Sarah Grace
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The Meigs Independent Press does not endorse any candidate for election. Letters to the Editor are accepted and...
