Dear Editor: We would like to voice support for Catherine Kaiser’ s superbly done letter to the editor and much needed outrage at the powers who could easily do something about...
Category - Editorial
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Hello Vail community! I am Leroy Smith, Candidate for Vail Governing Board. I am a former Marine, disabled Veteran...
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Dear Editor, School is back and I’m honestly not too excited for new learners or returning. With more and more gun violence...
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OpEd – Incorporate Vail (?)
The movement to incorporate Vail has started again. It was defeated a few years ago for very good reasons. But now that they are...
Read More Letters to the Editor for March 2022
Dear Editor, Are the Orange and Yellow striped cones on Houghton a permanent fixture? There are many things that can be blamed on...
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Editorial: Life in a Small Town
By Shirley Mays I have a confession to make about one of my guilty pleasures – I love Hallmark movies! Ordinarily, I am an extremely logical, reasonable, slightly obsessive and well...
Alternative Perceptions: March 2021
By Shirley Mays My mom was born on March 26, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her mother was a domestic who cleaned wealthy people’s homes for a living; her father was trained as a mechanic. She...
Alternative Perceptions: A Family Love Story
By Shirley Mays, Editor The woman who would become my mother, Earlene Elizabeth Jackson, graduated at the top of her class from Central High School in Cleveland, Ohio in June 1943. Her...
Alternative Perceptions: December 2020
By Shirley Mays The word “civility” has several definitions: courteous behavior, politeness, the act of showing regard for others. Civility also has many synonyms: consideration, courtesy...