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A plea for vaccinations

I am writing this letter to encourage everyone to get the COVID vaccine. I have aprimary immunodeficiency and my body does not produce antibodies to fight off infection from bacteria and viruses. I have been on stay-at-home physician orders since March of 2020, except to attend to my medical needs.

My husband quit his job to decrease the risk of COVIDtransmission between us. I cannot leave my home untilthere is 75% herd immunity in the community and that means 75% of Ohioans must be vaccinated.

If we do not get to 75% herd immunity, my husband and I will never have a life outside of our home. I will never be able to go to holiday gatherings, restaurants, grocery stores, malls, concerts etc. I will always be dependent on others for help. Right now, I can be in a room with fivevaccinated people and that is it. I encouraged family members to get vaccinated, but there is hesitancy. I will never be able to hug or have a life with those family members who are not vaccinated.

So please, get vaccinated for COVID! If not for yourself, do it for others in our community. It is my America, too.

Susan C. Foster, Mansfield

The idea of a citizen commission to oversee public art projects requiring permits for murals on public property or an art work visible from a public road or street appeals to me. I agree promoting Mansfield with art works would enhance our city's landscape. I think guidelines are absolutely necessary and would best be overseen by a citizen commission.

I hear the concern regarding adding more work responsibilities for the Codes and Permits Department, but surely these concerns can be addressed with candor and thoughtfulness by persons who are willing to do the organizational work involved.

As someone born, raised and who has lived in Mansfield my entire life, I sincerely hope a Mansfield Arts Commission is adopted. Art matters! It is a creative component in the Mansfield City Rising tapestry when it comes to reinventing our once industrialized city.

Marian Haring Blahnik, Mansfield

I hear President Joe Biden talk about "infrastructure" and wonder if he can spell it or if he can define it, which is like Bill Clinton, who didn't know how to define "IS."

Another good word is inflation. Sure, let's tax the rich and the companies that make the everyday products we use. Unless you're stupid or a liberal, do you really think they just won't raise the prices to make up for this? Just look at a few things likegas, lumber, milk, andfood to feed your family. Rememberall the companies that left because of high taxes and former President Donald Trump got them to come back, but Biden won't let that happen.He's a man of the peoplejust ask the pipeline workers, which is another thing, even his own people say it's the safest way to move oil.

The liberals think socialism is so greatbecause everyone is the same. Well, take a good lookbecause what the whole thing boils down tois if you have $2, then give me one. In other words, all you liberals reading this, I want half of what you've got.

I think the most disturbing thing is that rightafter Biden got in office some of the Democratsthought that someone else should hold the nuclear button.

Joe Stransky, Mansfield

Another holiday was recently celebrated and another one is coming up in June that's Mother's Day and Father's Day. Remember?

Did you or will you celebrate with your parents and share your love of them? Did you hug them and say, "I love you"?

Just think if your mother had aborted you because she didn't want a baby or your father didn't want to become a daddy.What a beautiful gift you have been given life!

Pray and pray even more that all preborn babies will be given the gift of life as you have been blessed with. What greater gift can an unborn receive than the gift of life.

Barb Riley, Mansfield

In the days since George Floyds murder, protests have turned aspotlight on racial inequality in corporate America. In response,businesses have scrambled to hire leaders focused on diversity, equity,and inclusion initiatives, adding to what was already a growing numberof diversity execs.

In the five years leading up to September 2020, the number of peoplewith the title head of diversity rose 107%, director of diversity75%, and chief diversity officer 68%, according to LinkedIn.

Diversity and inclusion hiring spiked last June following global BlackLives Matter protests. And in the last year, some of the bluest-chipnames in biz have tied executive compensation to diversity targets,including Chipotle, Starbucks, McDonalds, Nike, and Apple.

But hiring a CDO isnt a quick fix. HR experts warn that a successfuldiversity strategy needs to tie into business results, rely on more thanone leader, focus on longer-term changes, and with the tone at the topembedded in the DNA behavior of the entire organization.

Diversity and inclusion is not a simple problem to throw money at, forcepeople to complete some forgettable training, or subject personnel torandom performance metrics to merely demonstrate the appearance ofaction. As a relatively new field, most CDOs lack competence in systems thinking. Working to address a major systemic issue goes far beyondsurface level behaviors like conventional leadership programs. Systemic

issues are not addressed at the individual behavior level, nor is itsimple employment quotas! Instead, it should be at the system level,such as learning systems, promotion systemsand performance managementsystems.

Maximize the results like increased number of innovations, higherefficiency, productivity, and talent retention. The success of your DEIinitiative requires metrics that matter, not the surface level vanity metrics.

Richard Szulewski, Ontario

I am concerned about our nation's firemen, policemen and paramedics being referred to as "first responders" a very bland tag to put on a very important aspect of public safety. A policeman, a fireman and a paramedicare our "heroes" in a crisis, so let's leave well enough alone. Let's scuttle "first responders." The three branches are now, and have been for years, referred to collectively as a city's "safety forces." Why change the wording?

David Spain, Mansfield

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