I was glad to read former Sen. Judd Gregg’s article about the importance of fighting to keep our nuclear plants in Ohio (Sunday op-ed). It seems unconscionable to stand by and watch good-paying jobs leave Ohio when something can be done about it. While I applaud the efforts of political leaders in looking for new industries to bring to our state, they should also do everything possible to keep the jobs we already have.

That’s why saving the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant near Toledo and the Perry nuclear plant near Cleveland is so critically important. I hope our new governor and members of the General Assembly have read the op-ed. In light of the thousands of jobs and the millions of dollars in economic impact at stake, it seems like an easy decision to keep the plants open.

Sandra Mahoney, Dublin