DEAR EDITOR: A couple of Friday’s ago, David Skolnick’s headline article addressed overtime usage of the Youngstown Police department. Last year, 15 officers in the department made over $50K in overtime pay and one officer worked over 2,700 hours of overtime which paid him over $150K. This ...

DEAR EDITOR: I had a letter written and prepared to submit to the editor. Then I read the Jan. 2 editorial pages. The outright lies and hatred for Trump were stunning coming from allegedly intelligent people. You are too bitter to think rationally. Trump pardoned the Jan. 6 people because he ...

DEAR EDITOR: How did we get here? 1) Trump is a de facto mob boss — he started by making Republicans afraid of losing their elected jobs. Now, after he let the violent January 6th traitors out of jail, the Republican lawmakers are afraid of losing their lives. Don’t believe me? Ask ...

DEAR EDITOR: Elections have consequences. Isn’t that what they always say? Especially the winning side. Could it be the consequences of this past election have put our country in danger of being physically attacked by our adversaries? These rounds of blanket firings of government employees ...

DEAR EDITOR: Not even one month into the “Trusk” administration, Star Parker (Vindy, 2/6/25) is announcing a new savior: Elon Musk. Why is he uniquely qualified for this messianic role? Because, says Parker, he’s too rich to be tempted by “the Washington culture of quid pro quo.” As ...

DEAR EDITOR: If there’s one thing Ohioans know, it’s loyalty, hard work, and looking out for our neighbors. We’re a state built on industry, farming, and community — when someone’s in trouble, we step up. That’s why it’s baffling that our politicians are rolling over while Elon ...