Author Archives
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Lake County Recorder on the Record for March, 2026
Becky Lynch, Lake County Recorder ADVERTISEMENTS
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Ohio is Number 1 in Something!
I can be finally told that Ohio leads the nation in funding for public libraries! Police, fire and roads take a back seat to libraries.
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State Representative Ron Ferguson is a Winner
Representative Ron Ferguson (D-96) is for abolishing Ohio property taxes. Listen to him in the NEWS9 report.
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The “Warmth of Collectivism” is Spreading in the Ohio Senate Thanks to Comrade Blessing…Exorcism Needed
“…with a LVT, the tax bills are all the same.”…Comrade Senator Louis Blessing
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Letter to the League of Women Voters
“While the session provided a detailed overview of current property tax complexities, I was concerned by the shift from factual explanation to what felt like scare tactics regarding the potential abolition of Ohio property taxes.”…George Valente
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Senator: ‘Anti-tax attitudes making things more expensive’
“The real key here is property taxes are high — obviously, we’ve had, you know, significant real estate inflation. “…Senator Blessing
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A Disney Parody Imagines The Coming Islamic State
“Anyone concerned about the present and future of Western civilization has surely been watching, with emotions ranging from dismay to outrage, the disheartening capitulation of the United Kingdom.”…Frontpage mag
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My Meeting With Vivek
We thank Mr. Ramaswamy for being such a gracious and cordial host. He was genuinely interested in hearing about the movement to abolish Ohio’s property taxes.
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You Can’t Be Good Without God
“Current studies show that today, the number one thing boys want to be when they grow up is a “Content Creator.” …Robert Pue
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Lake County, Ohio: We Are Literally Taxing Seniors Out of Their Homes
“I found this interesting and reinforces a point of contention from Zuren saying “we haven’t foreclosed on anyone due to unpaid property taxes” Which I believe is because responsible adults sell before foreclosure.”…Lake County patriot
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Treasurer Mike Zuren Sells Out Lake County’s Citizens
Lake County’s Treasurer Mike Zuren has become a self-promoting politician.
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Krajnak Versus Kostelnik…Round 1
Although Ms. Kostelnik seemed nervous, and at times incoherent while reading her speech, I was able to ascertain that she was accusing Ms. Krajnak of theft in office.
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The Fallacy of “Public” Education
“So long as the government controls the “public” schools, there are bound to be conflicts over what should be taught there. Only if all schooling is supplied by the free market will the problem end. In a free market, parents can get schools that supply them with the sort of education they want for their children.”…L. H Rockwell. Jr.
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An Affordability Fix
“These taxes are an affront to the very idea of property, because if you must pay the government forever to avoid the government taking your property then it is preposterous and sad to speak of it being your property.”…Eric
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A “Heads Up” To The Lorain City Council On Ohio’s Open Meetings Act
“The statute provides that all meetings of a public body must be open to the public at all times, and defines a meeting as any prearranged discussion of public business by a majority of the members of that body. R.C. 121.22(C) and (B)(2). The statute further requires that it be liberally construed to ensure that deliberations on public business occur in public, not in private settings.”…Aaron Christopher Knapp… Investigative Journalist
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Margaret Thatcher Warned Us…The Bigger the Government the Smaller the Citizen
Former Prime Minister of Great Britain Margaret Thatcher gave the world a “heads up” on the perils of socialism. My question is how do we reverse the trend in Ohio? Are we willing to give up our freedom and liberty and become dependent on state and local governments to attend to our needs?
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Here Is One Reason Property Taxes Are So High
Governor John Kasich and Republican lawmakers significantly reduced the Local Government Fund (LGF) starting in 2011 as part of a strategy to address a major state budget deficit and shift Ohio’s fiscal priorities toward state-level tax cuts.
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Remembering E-Check in the 1990’s
“The defenders of the property tax status quo claim abolishing them will cost us more. This sounds like the same fallacious reasoning used to support E-Check in the 1990s.”…Lake County Patriot
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Property Tax & Chicken Little Syndrome
“No one should ever face the loss of their home because they can’t pay rent to the government.”…Thomas Potter, Village of Grafton, Ohio
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Message from an Ohio Patriot
“Now the governor and others are trying to scare people, saying if your ballot initiative passes, sales taxes will go up to 20%.”…Ohio patriot
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The Conundrum of President Donald J. Trump
“Silence is no longer an option. It is time for all freedom-loving Americans to share and discuss this information with their family and friends.”…Linda Goudsmit
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Abolish the Minimum Wage
“The ultimate form of causation in human history is ethical: right vs. wrong. Modern economists do not share this view. In fact, it goes beyond this. They openly reject it. “…Gary deMar
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Lake County Recorder On The Record for February, 2026
Remember this amazing year, how much fun we’ll have with America 250!…Becky Lynch, lake County Recorder
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An Open Letter to President Trump
“Mr. President, the Arabic language actually has words to describe the negotiating tactics for implementing its religious Islamic doctrine: taqiyya (lying in the service of Islam) and hudna (ceasefire pauses to resupply, rearm, and reattack).”…Linda Goudsmit
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Local Prevention and Recovery Efforts Show Strong Community Impact in Lake County
Overdose prevention efforts surpassed expectations, with 1,293 naloxone kits distributed throughout the community—exceeding the original goal of 1,200.”…David Schick…ADAMHS Board