People should learn the laws before criticizing others

People should learn the laws before criticizing others
EDITOR:
This letter is in response to one of last Tuesday about the driver who went past a stopped bus that was picking up a handicapped student on Glenwood Avenue. The writer should learn the laws of the road and state of Ohio before he starts to criticize the way people drive.
In Ohio, it is legal to pass a stopped bus if you are going in the other direction and you are on what is considered a divided highway. Glenwood from Western Reserve Road to Shields Road is considered a divided highway by the state highway patrol and the Boardman Police Department. So the driver going the other way that morning did nothing wrong.
This law can be found in all Ohio driver manuals if one will just read it, but some people do not know the laws as well as they think and could use a refresher course in driving their cars.
JAMES D. VAUGHN II
Youngstown
It's no surprise that our city was near bottom of the list
EDITOR:
Reading a recent article in this newspaper I was not surprised, although it did disgust me, to know Youngstown has been rated next to last as one of the worst places -- in this country -- to operate a business. What this article did not mention is that Youngstown is also one of the most dangerous cities -- in this nation -- to live in. Youngstown follows only behind New York City, Los Angeles and New Orleans. This is a horribly pathetic fact, yet no one here seems to care.
I grew up in a southeastern state and moved here a few years ago. My home is lovely, as is my neighborhood on the West Side. I am registered in two well-paying positions, yet am still unable to locate employment here.
The mills in this area closed 20 to 30 years ago, still most nothing is being done to rebuild and bring work to this area. More and more everything is made and sold cheaply, while those here continue to starve due to lack of jobs.
We also have a local airport which no one seems to care about either. I frequently travel home to see family and friends. The Youngstown regional airport was a major plus. This was a 20-minute drive, compared to Pittsburgh airport which is at least 45 minutes away, and Cleveland airport being an hour-plus drive. Do others in Youngstown not fly? Is that why there is such a lack of concern about this local benefit?
I, for one, am embarrassed to admit I live in Youngstown -- and that is a very sad fact -- especially since I have only lived in this area a few years. Yet others wonder why the youth here grow up and move away. Have I not stated enough facts, few as they are, to begin to explain why?
When will someone begin to care enough about our community?
DENISE DAVIS
Youngstown
Visit to Vietnam Memorial proves it's a moving wall
EDITOR
Letting go from the anguish of war, letting go from pain, letting go from guilt, letting go from anger, are all part of the healing process. For many veterans, letting go is a slow and painful process that for some never comes.
For over 30 years many Vietnam veterans have found letting go to be as elusive as finding a diamond in the rough or catching a butterfly.
Visiting the Vietnam Memorial "Moving Wall" brought me one giant step closer coming to terms with my service in Vietnam. As I touched the wall, tears swelled in my eye but yet inexplicably the burden of 30 years seemed to be lifted on the wings of understanding and hope.
In Vietnam, I tried to find God in the midst of war. At the Wall, I found Him.
God Bless America
BOB OSTHOFF
Ellsworth
X The writer is Quartermaster of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Meander Post, 9571, in Ellsworth.