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Immigrant children should not be sent away and hurt

DEAR EDITOR: It grieves me deeply that we have become a country where human lives, those of the immigrants in our country, are so expendable and treated like dirt, placed in horrific, unimaginable and dreadful conditions, basically steel cages, like those for animals that this administration is so proud of, with parents separated from children, many of whom may never see their parents again. It happened in Trump’s first administration, and it is happening again. Yes, there are many illegals that should be deported, but they are in the minority, and so many who are contributing to ...

We must campaign hard to help our workers

DEAR EDITOR: Workers deserve fair pay, safe working conditions, affordable health care and the freedom to retire with dignity. We deserve the right to join unions that give workers a voice; an economy that works for all families, not only the wealthy; and a democracy where every voice is heard and every vote counts. Workers and families deserve fully funded public schools that are safe, welcoming, relevant and engaging, as well as higher education that is accessible, affordable and free from political intrusion. President Donald Trump campaigned on making life better and more ...

We must cherish and protect Mill Creek Park

DEAR EDITOR: Mill Creek Park is a treasure that Volney Rodgers gave to Mahoning County residents. It is a treasure so exquisite that we will never be able to replace it. It is a jewel that I enjoyed, you are enjoying, our grandparents enjoyed. It was like walking into heaven, with the friendly deer, the little animals, the greenery that encapsulates our hearts. No one but God could have created our Green Gem and we can never get it back again. We must respect it, protect it, cherish it, and let no man put it under for the greed of money. KATHY MAINE Canfield

Our GOP ‘leaders’ have capitulated to Trump

DEAR EDITOR: Our Republican state legislators Al Cutrona and Tex Fischer proudly attended a recent White House State Leadership Conference, oxymoronic considering the Trump administration only has use for obedience. The White House doesn’t need state leadership to complete a military takeover of our cities. It can’t have “leaders” getting in the way of RFK’s brainworm- or heroin-addled decisions to condemn us all to preventable illness. As one of the elderly white hippies that the White House’s Stephen Miller shrieked about last week, my idea of a leader is someone who ...

Promises made and promises questioned

DEAR EDITOR: Without taking a political stance, allow me simply to note: When the current president was running for election, he made promises, as many candidates do, but his promises were more of a pledge, sort of a guarantee. Such guarantees won him the election. Maybe I simply didn’t see, read or hear the status of those pledges, or misunderstood his victory speech when he said, “Promises made, promises kept,” so allow me to question those pledges. ● Reduce inflation: “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.” The problem with ...

A memory of the tragic loss of 3-year-old boy by gunfire

DEAR EDITOR: I opened up the Aug. 20 Vindicator and saw a photo of a beautiful, smiling 3-year-old boy. It was his obituary. My memory of the last time I saw him was when he lay dying on the asphalt of a South Side parking lot. He was lying motionless, eyes wide open, and his father was inconsolably wailing beside him. Most of you know by now the story of what happened. The boy got hold of his father’s gun and shot himself. While the EMTs were working on the boy, I tried to help the father call his family about what happened. For the 10 minutes or so I was with him, he ...