DEAR EDITOR: I am writing to share that the Franciscan shrine, on Belle Vista Avenue on the West Side of Youngstown, offers a beautiful celebration of the end of communism and the liberation of Hungary and the Hungarian people. The walking path depicts their oppression by comparing the 14 ...

DEAR EDITOR: Remember the COVID-19 pandemic? Remember how frightened the ENTIRE world was in March of 2020? Our Republican Gov. Mike DeWine had already chosen Dr. Amy Acton to head the health department. He trusted her and together they got us through those uncertain days. However, once ...

DEAR EDITOR: First a bit of reference from the April 14 Vindicator editorial. The editorial speaks to an environmental and health win for Ohio in that the U.S. EPA announced the good news that Ohio is no longer on the list of states that do not meet clean air standards. Ohio’s U.S. Sen. ...

DEAR EDITOR: It is said that Donald Trump is “the greatest geopolitical disaster in history.’ In my opinion he is that and more. He is a national disaster and has taken us from status as a world-class country to nothing more than a laughingstock to the rest of the world. Our allies have ...

DEAR EDITOR: As Trumbull County sheriff, I am responsible for overseeing the operation of the Trumbull County Jail. Since taking office, the facility has consistently operated at or above its intended capacity. Managing inmate population levels is an ongoing challenge. To remain in ...

DEAR EDITOR: Has anyone ever wondered if President Donald Trump goes to his class reunions? If so, let us do a rendition of the Statler Brothers’ 1972 song, “The Class of 57,” replacing ‘57 with ’64. Tommy’s selling used cars, Nancy’s fixing hair, Harvey runs a grocery ...