To the Editors:
All elections matter.
Even-year, odd-year, primary, general. Presidential, statewide and local. Issues and candidates ( for every office), every time.
All elections matter —...
To the Editors:
When members of the Oberlin College community and the town community at large go to the polls on Nov. 3 to elect our Oberlin City Council, we should all bear in mind the unnecessary...
Tony Mealy, Oberlin resident, member of PUC
• October 30, 2015
To the Editor:
Oberlin Renewable Energy Credits should be distributed wisely. Based on the REC revenue update provided by the [Oberlin Municipal Light and Power System] Director this past week, there...
To the Editors:
I am writing in support of Linda Slocum, candidate for Oberlin City Council. Mrs. Slocum has been involved in many facets of the Oberlin community. She is aware of the problems we...
I don’t think any of us know what the life of a typical Saudi prince is like, but I think everyone would be surprised with what one Saudi prince was up to on Monday. Abd al-Muhsen bin Walid bin Abd al-Aziz...
Bill Cosby still holds an honorary degree of humanities from Oberlin College, bestowed on him and his wife Camille at the grand opening of the Kohl Jazz Building in April 2010. Since 2000, Cosby has been...
John Petersen, OC '88 and Paul Sears Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology
• October 30, 2015
To the Editors:
This Tuesday, registered Ohio voters will cast their ballots. Oberlin College students often ask themselves, “Is it appropriate for me to vote on local issues?” This is a complex...
Carl McDaniel, OC ’64, Visiting Professor, Oberlin City Public Utilities Commissioner
• October 30, 2015
To the Editors:
A major issue of concern to Oberlin students is now before City Council: what to do with several million dollars earned from exchanging renewable energy credits. A bit of history is...
While at Oberlin, I have met students who are extremely passionate about issues concerning social justice and grassroots activism. People regularly attend meetings, rally against discrimination that occurs...
To the Editors:
Oberlin has a wonderfully diverse citizenry, and that diversity has been well represented on City Council during my tenure. Members of Council come from an array of backgrounds but work...
To the Editors:
The commitment, skills and leadership experience that Linda Slocum brings to her candidacy for the office of City Council member equip her in unparallelled ways to represent the citizens...
Scrolling through your Facebook newsfeed, you might find a BuzzFeed article about kittens above an update on Shaun King and racial injustice — two posts that are seemingly unrelated. But as social media...
