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 or to accept political...
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!” that appeared on the...
Happy Birthday America!
Happy Birthday America!Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday Dear American, Happy Birthday to you. Sing along with me. Let’s eat cake and celebrate the...
Remembering a servant: Robert “Bob” Byer
On June 21, 2018 the family and friends of Robert E. “Bob” Byer said their final farewells as he was laid to rest. More...
Some Ohio citizens want a Superman Day
“Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!” And he’s flying over the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio.The Ohio...
Letter to the Editor: Middleport Council and new track hoe
(Letters to the Editor may be submitted through email at meigsindypress@gmail.com or through the MIP Messenger on Facebook.)Dear Editor,So now I hear the village...
Op/Ed: Killing Without Guns
When firearms are not accessible, individuals kill with knives, swords, arrows, hammers, hatchets, shovels, or other weapons without gun powder. Any tool can become...
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 Independent Press Op/Ed page.)It...
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 all happen during a...
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 what has happened to me...
Our Meigs County Home: Being Thankful
(Our Meigs County Home is a new weekly column written by the owner and journalist of the Meigs Independent Press, Carrie Gloeckner.) It had been...
Letter to the Editor: Vote ‘Yes’ on Issue 1, Crime Victim’s...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Marsy’s Law on the ballot is listed as Issue 1.Dear Editor,Since 1978, the members of Ohio Victim Witness Association (OVWA) have seen...
Letter to the Editor: Voters asked to vote ‘yes’ on Sunday...
Letter to Editor,Tuesday November 7 is Election Day. There wil be an issue on the ballot to ask the voters in Pomeroy, Precint 1...
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, Ohio and living in either...
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 you really know about...
