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As a supervisor, Jerry Kloberdanz has worked hard to support veterans

To the editor: This is the first time I have written a letter to the editor. I am a member of the Hamilton County Veterans Affairs Commission. This Commission is used to help veterans to get their pensions and to help them when they need it. While serving on this commission we have worked closely with the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors. During this time Jerry Kloberdanz has been a great help in giving advice. What I especially like about Jerry is that he always researches the issues and helps us to make the best informed decisions. If you are a veteran or if you care about a ...

Voters have the freedom to oust Republicans on November 5

To the editor: Republicans have a problem. It’s called hypocrisy. That’s when you say one thing and do another. They say they want freedom. Is it freedom to restrict voting? Is it freedom to ban books like Hitler? Is it freedom to take away a woman’s choice in healthcare? Is it freedom to discriminate against gay and trans people? Republicans want the freedom to rule over you with no feedback. People, you have the freedom to vote them out. Dave Haynes Duncombe

A note from the editor:

As we near the November 5 election, please take note of the special deadlines that will be in place regarding your submitted opinions and letters to the editor. The last submitted opinion or letter will be published on Friday, November 1. That means that your submissions must reach the editor no later that Thursday, October 31, by noon. As always, letters and opinions must be signed with the writer's name and town of residence and accompanied by a working telephone number for purposes of contact.

Your vote matters more than you think

To the editor: We’ve all had that cynical thought: “My vote doesn’t matter.” It’s a narrative designed to make us feel powerless as if our individual choices are insignificant in the black hole of politics. But this belief couldn’t be further from the truth. In reality, our democracy hinges on participation, and every vote has the potential to change the course of history. A lot of folks don’t understand that elections are not decided by the majority of the population — they are decided by those who show up. And in many races, especially local and state elections, ...

Thank you for Fall Festival at Wilson Brewer Park

To the editor: I wanted to give a shout out to all the organizations and volunteers that set up and manned the booths at the Fall Festival at Wilson Brewer Park on Saturday October 12. There were a great number of parents and kids having a good time at the petting zoo, the pumpkin painting, touring the log cabins, school house, Depot, and the Mulberry Center Church. I would like to thank everyone who did all the hard work to make this event successful. The Wilson Brewer Park Foundation board members, Hamilton County Veterans Affairs, American Legion Post 191 members provided the ...

Opinion aside: ‘You don’t have the right to your own facts’

To the editor: I had the honor of serving my country for 25 years in the military. I spent three years of my military career working in an Army Psychological Operations Battalion. My job as an electronics warrant officer was to maintain our mobile recording studio from which some of our key missions including the following were developed: Influencing with Information or Disinformation: This involves sharing specific information with foreign audiences to influence the emotions, motives, reasoning, and behavior of foreign governments and citizens. This would be done by using cyber ...