We, as voters, set the conditions for rule by democracy. Locally, as well as nationally. You must exercise your vote or you place that burden upon others that may not have your best interest in mind. So I ask of you, dear reader, on Wednesday, November 3, what condition will your condition be in?

This is an open letter to Senator Sherrod Brown. Introduction: I have looked at your 111th Congressional voting record and have one question: Why do you want a Socialist government?

Recently, I learned of the generous gifts George M. Waddell, through his estate, made to the people of Greenfield, his beloved hometown. As I have been reflecting upon this, and it was unexpected, perhaps, but to those who knew him, it was just an extension of what he had been giving to others throughout his life.

As lifelong educators, teachers, and community college professors, both of us did some research on the candidates for governor, and here's what we found.

I will conclude with another quote from Will Rogers which is, "If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing." If you want government to work, it's just this simple, vote for candidates who know what they are doing, love what they are doing and believe in what they are doing.

I would like to invite the citizens of Jackson Township and alumni of the Old Belfast School to attend the next Jackson Township meeting on Monday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Your support would be greatly appreciated.

Virtually every consulting firm that helps governments deal with terrorist threats knows that passenger rail service is always a serious weak spot – a prime target for thugs seeking easy means and high body counts. With rail passengers being more or less “captive audiences,” they are tailor-made targets for terrorists and hostage-takers with explosives and guns.

Putting Republicans back in charge at the state and federal level is like setting free an arsonist after you have started to rebuild the house and telling him, "Here are those matches we took from you. Sorry for the inconvenience."

Rob Portman will focus his energy on getting people in Ohio back to work and reducing government spending. Again, please consider voting for Portman because he is dedicated, experienced and will get the job done for us.

Let's get back to having a government and public airwaves that serve the people instead of the highest bidders.

The latest U.S. census has been taken and the city of Hillsboro should have received the proclamation from the Ohio Secretary of State stating the city's official population.

Regulation should tie risk to responsibility. It would motivate producers to be proactive to avoid risks to others. When there is very little accountability, such as in my situation, there is less motivation to operate responsibly.

What kind of future does a country that puts people who believe that government is inherently bad in charge of government have to look forward to? If you want government to work, put people who believe that it can work in charge. If you want to ensure government failure put people who want it to fail in charge.

The Hillsboro Lions Club would like to thank the community for supporting our “Lions Recycle for Sight” program.

I know that I am in the minority in Highland County. But for the life of me I cannot understand why the residents of the county are so supportive of conservatives and national Republicans.