The Time for Action on the Mill is Now

The reported closing of the Spring Mill by Appvion is a call to action for the Morrisons Cove community, county officials and elected officials at all levels.

By all reports, the Spring Mill jobs were good ones, requiring long hours and hard work but providing fair wages and benefits. These are the kind of jobs that built America but which are now hard to find.

Combined with the loss of jobs at North American Communications and changes at Blank Book Co. and Roaring Spring water, there’s cause for serious concern. A community like Morrisons Cove is what it is because there have been good...