BOE choice applauded
We commend the board of education on their selection of Barry Richard to finish the unexpired term of Paula Jones. And we commend them on the process by which the appointment was made.
The board would have had a hard time picking a bad candidate from the nine people who had submitted application ...
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Open meeting cheered
We commend school board president Beth Weiss on her decision to hold open interviews of candidates to fill a vacancy and to allow the public to question the candidates.
While the Ohio Open Meeting Law does allow executive session to "consider the appointment...of a public employee or official," w ...
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Keep treasure open
Many of us carry a blue key in our wallets or purses, capable of unlocking a virtual treasure trove. But the lock to that treasure trove could become hopelessly rusted unless voters approve Issue 35 next week.
The blue key is an Oberlin Public Library card, granting its holders access to the wond ...
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Obey the safety arm
The school year is well underway, and most of us have gotten used to sharing the roads with school buses again. Some of us have even been stopped by them a number of times while they pick up and drop off their precious cargo.
Maybe you've been stopped enough to think you know when kids are going ...
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Stop negative letters
We see it with every election cycle. Television ads smearing an opponent's character offer plenty of heat to a campaign but no light.
We cringe when we are subjected to them on the television hour after hour, night after night. Why, then, do writers of letters to the editor think we want to read ...
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Boredom not allowed
This is to serve notice that the phrase "I'm bored" is banned in the city of Oberlin for the coming weekend. With all the activities scheduled, we expect the overriding chorus on Sunday night will be "I'm exhausted."
Homecoming festivities will mesh nicely with Community Day activities to make a ...
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