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Letters to the Editor

Premature pumpkin carving is an epidemic

DEAR EDITOR: I have been very troubled by what appears to be a recent influx of premature pumpkin carving in Columbiana and Mahoning counties. I define pumpkin carving as premature when the carved pumpkins are almost certainly carved on a date before Halloween, which would result in them ...

Sound off!

I am a proud parent of a child with a disability. What this administration is doing to this population is a disgrace. Whether you voted for Trump or not, as a parent of a child with a disability you should be outraged, too. Medicaid, Medicare and SNAP benefits have been dramatically cut. Now, ...

Congress is shirking its responsibility to us

DEAR EDITOR: When Congress fails to fund the government (your government, the one you pay plentiful taxes to keep running) it’s not just gridlock. It’s a shameful collapse of responsibility. Federal employees across the country have been sent home without pay or ordered to keep working for ...

Is anyone paying attention to the debt?

DEAR EDITOR: It is truly sad that Congress and our presidents are more concerned about passing a budget without reducing our national debt. Each American’s share of our $37 trillion dollar debt is over $110,000. We owe $2.6 billion each day in interest alone and much of the debt we owe is to ...

When will Judge Napolitano get it right?

DEAR EDITOR: Judge Andrew Napolitano’s weekly (“weakly”) argued opinion in The Vindicator’s Sept. 27-28 edition again presented an articulation of erroneous procedural facts and substantive mischaracterization of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in a recent Immigration case. He ...

Missed opportunity for Youngstown

DEAR EDITOR: I attended the 51st annual Peace Race on Sunday morning. I was not a runner, but rather a spectator supporting friends. I was shocked to see that none of the restaurants opened early. There were a lot of people, including myself, walking from restaurant to restaurant to see if ...