The Star Beacon; Ashtabula, Ohio--Opinion http://www.starbeacon.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:04:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_318010139.html Oh Henry, my have you grown in six weeks http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_318010139.html We hadn't seen grandson Henry in about six weeks, the most time since his birth back in March. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:37:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_308153532.html Why Rush Limbaugh is like Laurel and Hardy http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_308153532.html So I was watching a couple of video shorts the other day from Laurel and Hardy that date to the 1930s. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:28:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_301171609.html Issue 2 would benefit cruel, factory farms http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_301171609.html On the surface, state Issue 2 looks like a good idea.. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:52:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_294165026.html Who you should vote for in November election http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_294165026.html It's getting closer to Election Day, when responsible adults go to the polls and vote for who they think will lead their communities in the years ahead. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:31:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_286192920.html A week’s worth of positive newspaper http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_286192920.html Way back during ancient times, I'm talking about a long time ago — in fact — I'm talking about 1993 or so, a local guy named David Bucci and myself helped set up a system by which people could read Star Beacon summaries online. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:10:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_280160604.html Time to show your support of homeless animals http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_280160604.html America has become more homogenized over the years. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:17:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_273171649.html Plenty of dumb things you can do while driving http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_273171649.html Way back in July, wife Louise and I spent a few days taking care of our then young but handsome grandson, Henry. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:40:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_271194220.html Legislators can’t make easy decisions http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_271194220.html The latest Ashtabula City Council debacle, involving the city handling dispatch services for three villages, should lay to rest the question: Can this legislative body ever accomplish anything? Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:29:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_265192535.html Taxing sugary drinks won’t make us healthy http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_265192535.html Americans on the whole apparently don't like the idea of being healthy. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:16:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_259175226.html Shooting football with everything against him http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_259175226.html It’ s probably difficult to comprehend how a guy can live more than five decades and still know so little about football. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:55:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_252175401.html Housing plan won’t cure brain-drain problem http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_252175401.html If Ohio has a brain drain problem — and it most certainly does — Ashtabula County has one that's even worse.What I'm talking about is the best and brightest of our students getting a good high school education here and then moving elsewhere, so another community, often far-flung from us, enjoys the fruits of those labors. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:22:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_245172207.html Even when car running smooth, it isn’t http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_245172207.html Lately I’ve been hearing those “real American heroes” commercials in my head. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:50:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_238154803.html You never know when Halloween will appear http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_238154803.html I stopped in one of the local chain pharmacies the other day to purchase a birthday card. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_235164327.html America has sick health-care system http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_235164327.html We are the most industrialized country in the world. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:46:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_232164721.html Making the best of largest covered bridge http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_232164721.html Tim Glotzbecker has noticed how popular the nation’s longest covered bridge, just outside of Ashtabula, has become.