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Parents Already Have Enough to Worry About

2/2/2012

We're driving on the packed crushed gravel of a country road, trying to avoid the deep chocolate-milk-colored puddles, filled from the recent snow melt.

Amish school children are walking home on an uncharacteristically sunny and warm January day to homes that are now within sight of Geauga county's first deep-shale gas well.

"We" includes my two ...

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Letters To The Editor – January 26, 2012

1/26/2012

Fact Check

In response to the letter, "Employees left out in the cold, again," by Judy Zamlen-Spotts on Jan. 19, I would like to correct a couple of her errors.

The first is regarding the Metzenbaum Employees Association raises for 2012. We are not receiving a 2 percent salary increase in 2012. In fact, we are taking zero percent for 2012 and ...

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Letters to the Editor – January 19, 2012

1/19/2012

A responsibility we all share

I am writing in response to the recent letter in the Maple Leaf regarding Casa Lucia senior housing.

That letter suggested an agenda that is absolutely not part of this project.

The development was born out of the Geauga Community Impact Study, which provided a needs assessment of the county for the future and i ...

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Letters to the Editor – January 12, 2012

1/12/2012

Passion to Serve

I write this support letter for Mary Samide's candidacy as Geauga County Commissioner on March 6.

Mary's hard working commitment to keep the "Great" in Geauga County has helped keep the county in the elite status.

From management of funds to economic development, Mary is always at the lead.

Even though income is down, Mary ...

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