From historic Grand Lake St. Marys to our “wild and scenic” Maumee River spilling into Lake Erie, and from the Michindoh Aquifer to Ohio’s largest solar farm in Wyandot County, the Fifth District is a unique swath of America, rich in beauty as well as resources. We hold stewardship of some of the most fertile farmland on the continent.

Dear editor, There have been several fatalities on the Sandusky River over the past several years. I reached out to Rep. Riordan McClain, the Upper Sandusky mayor, the Wyandot County commissioners and Gov. Kasich’s office about looking for solutions. Mike Shanaberger in 2017, Billy and Lewis Zornes in 2015, died, and as I understand, there was another fatality in 2013. …

Homeland Security Secretary Kristjen Nielsen recently received an open letter from members of the Business Roundtable, including CEOs of Apple, PepsiCo and other major American employers. These business leaders expressed grave concern about chilling effects the Trump administration’s policies are creating among much-needed immigrant workers in many industries.

John McCain was a good man, but please remember, he got to come home and live out a full life, get married and have children, and thousands of our boys never get to come home to live a full life. They are our heroes. This is how I feel about the way he got such a big sendoff. Remember all our kids that never got home alive.

This past weekend, we celebrated Labor Day by remembering the generations of Americans who risked everything to make life better for all working people. The minimum wage, workplace safety standards, Social Security, and of course, the weekend — are all the result of this struggle.

It is apparent that fake news is everywhere. This letter is in response to a letter to the editor last week concerning Congressman Bob Latta. The editorial was filled with fake news. Let me explain.

Recently, The Daily Chief-Union had a front page article about our U.S. representative, Bob Latta, and talked about how he met with Kalmbach Feeds CEO Paul Kalmbach and his Republican friendly organization, the National Association of Manufacturers in Wyandot County.

As the facility administrator and registered nurse of the newly opened DaVita Dialysis of Upper Sandusky, I am responsible for our community’s dialysis patients. Patients with kidney failure require dialysis, which cleanses the blood of extra fluid and toxins when the kidneys are no longer able to so.

This letter is to tell you about the 2018 Parents Who Host, Lose the Most: Don’t be a party to teenage drinking public awareness campaign. Many high school students view prom or graduation as a rite of passage into an adult world in which alcohol and celebrations go hand in hand.

As prom and graduation season quickly approaches, it is important that parents are reminded of the important role they play in their child’s decision to drink or not drink alcohol. Parents Who Host, Lose the Most: Don’t be a party to teenage drinking encourages parents and other community leaders to send a unified message that teen alcohol consumption is unhealthy, unsafe and unacceptable.