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
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Op/Ed
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!”
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Happy Birthday America!
Happy Birthday America! Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday Dear American, Happy Birthday to you. Sing along with me. Let’s
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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
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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
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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,
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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.
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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
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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
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Hometown City Girl: High Hopes for 2018
[Note from the Author: Hometown City Girl is a diary of sorts; a collection of my stories, experiences, and
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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,
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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Rob Portman: At the speed of science
By Rob Portman, Senator from Ohio The advances made by the scientific and medical communities over the past few decades
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Advent Week 1 – Hope
Do you ever feel like Charlie Brown? In the midst of the Christmas decorations that have been up since Halloween,
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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
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Letter to the Editor – Recent attack ad on Sarah Grace an act of desperation
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Letters to the Editor are accepted and will be run as they are received at the discretion of
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