The Star Beacon; Ashtabula, Ohio--Opinion http://www.starbeacon.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 09 May 2008 22:01:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_130215655.html You have to be tough to be a public official http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_130215655.html It can't be an easy job to be a public official. Sun, 04 May 2008 20:16:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_125201500.html Save a sea turtle today, reuse plastic bags http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_125201500.html In the end, it is all about the sea turtles. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:49:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_121185107.html Nobody wants to be inconvenienced today http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_121185107.html Robert Lebzelter column for May 4, 2008 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:18:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_114141708.html Can you vote for a man younger than you? http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_114141708.html I caught Barack Obama on TV recently, speaking from the Penn State campus in Erie. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:50:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_107184906.html Pooches make a sad place a little happier http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_107184906.html Robert Lebzelter column for April 20, 2008 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:59:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_105205848.html Pocketknife gets family member into trouble at airport http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_105205848.html AFTER I FELL INTO THE DOLPHIN TANK, GOT A TOO-CLOSE-FOR-COMFORT MASSAGE AT THE CRUISE SHIP’S SPA AND DISCOVERED A FEMALE SCUBA DIVER TOOK OFF HER BATHING SUIT TOP AS SHE JUMPED IN THE WATER WITH HUBBY, airport security detained my son-in-law. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:23:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_101172143.html She blows her top over topless diver Hubby omitted from his story http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_101172143.html AFTER I FELL INTO THE DOLPHIN TANK IN JAMAICA AND RECOVERED FROM MY CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH THE CRUISE SHIP’S MASSEUSE, Hubby and I spent the remainder of the afternoon dining and shopping in Ochos Rio, Jamaica. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:57:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_100175628.html I’ll leave you in the dust, thank you http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_100175628.html A ROBERT LEBZELTER column for April 13, 2008: Having kids isn’t cheap. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_094184059.html Driver’s license no longer necessary http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_094184059.html Remember the film “American Graffiti?” It asked you the question, “Where were you in 1962?” Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:01:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_093160005.html It’s hard to relax when covered with oil, almost naked and alone with a stranger http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_093160005.html FTER I RECOVERED FROM FALLING IN THE DOLPHIN TANK AT DOLPHIN COVE IN JAMAICA, I went to the cruise ship’s spa for a little rest and relaxation. To my delight, I won a free hot stone massage. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:40:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_080133557.html County must do more to improve economy http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_080133557.html If you read Carl Feather’s“Reality Check” series over the past few weeks, you experienced a pretty good outline of our problems and even some solutions. Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:39:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_076162620.html Perhaps a dime and nothing more http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_076162620.html Hey, “Brother, can you spare a dime?”It has been 77 years since that song by Yip Harburg (lyrics) and Jay Gorney (music) helped capture the times. The times were the Great Depression. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:27:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_073182212.html Why it’s important for winter to continue http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_073182212.html After the big ice storm followed by the huge blizzard, everybody seems anxious for spring. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:50:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_065184959.html Scanned slides do quick job of telling family history http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_065184959.html Robert Lebzelter column for March 9, 2008 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:45:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_063204059.html Aunt Esther gave family legacy of caring, sweet memories http://www.starbeacon.com/letters/local_story_063204059.html A SHELLEY TERRY colulmn