Former President Obama said recently that “the biggest threat to democracy is indifference.” According to the web, indifference is a noun meaning lack of interest, concern or sympathy.

I would like to extend my sincere gratitude and thanks to the Wyandot County Fair Board, exhibitors, parents and volunteers of the Wyandot County Fair for making my first year as the fair veterinarian successful. As a previous Junior Fair exhibitor for many years, I was honored to come home and serve my fair and home county.

The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Seneca, Sandusky and Wyandot Counties firmly believes that nonviolent individuals with a substance use disorder are better served through treatment instead of incarceration. This is particularly true for marginalized populations who are overrepresented in Ohio’s prisons and often go unserved.

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.