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Opinion

GOP’s sweeping victory no surprise

DEAR EDITOR: It is not surprising that Donald Trump and other Republicans swept the recent elections given the decisions the top Democratic leaders have made over the last four years. With the lower echelon leaders not speaking out against these decisions but going along with them, what other ...

Governing in the United States

DEAR EDITOR: Many anguish after every four years when a president is chosen by the people in our democratic Republic. Some claim, after Nov. 5, 2024, we may never have another election! Some grown men are seen on TV crying as if they “spilled milk” on their new suit. Eventually, they ...

Judge Rusu, we are waiting for you to act

DEAR EDITOR: In my lifetime I’ve met many people, but I have never met any people like this Mill Creek MetroParks board and Aaron Young. I didn’t know people like this existed and thought they only lived in nightmares. There are two leaving from the Mill Creek Park committee. Judge ...

Act fast to end death penalty’s state of limbo

Recent testimony by veteran Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins before an Ohio General Assembly committee reminded Ohioans that the state’s death penalty law has languished on life support for too many years now. Yes, the death penalty remains on the books, and yes, 122 men and one ...

Orchids and onions

ORCHID: To the Ohio Department of Development’s Welcome Home Ohio program for awarding the Mahoning County Land Bank a $5 million grant to build 19 affordable homes, 16 of them in Youngstown. The project funding scores a win-win for the city and county. First, it will result in visible ...

In spite of great successes, unity eludes Trumbull Republicans

Despite a lack of unity, Republicans in Trumbull County are riding a historic wave of success. Now the party is looking for stability and that may prove to be a bigger challenge than beating Democrats. The disharmony was evident during Tuesday’s central committee meeting to choose its ...