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Watchdog over county water loses its bite

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When launched 15 months ago in the immediate aftermath of substantial rate increases for some water customers, the Trumbull County Water Advisory Board had great potential to rise as a vigilant, forward-thinking consumer watchdog. Sadly, that promising watchdog has lost any semblance of bite. Its members — mostly township trustees — were charged by the Board of Trumbull County Commissioners with overseeing from local governments’ and users’ perspectives the operations of the county’s Sanitary Engineer’s Department, the lead agency overseeing water distribution in the ...

Lesson for Americans from World Cup

Editorials

The World Cup showed why you shouldn’t be ashamed of America’s heroes and heritage. While only Argentina and Spain made the World Cup final, citizens of many countries enthusiastically cheered on their teams. Norwegian fans became an internet phenomenon for their “Viking Row” cheer. Sitting like they were in a longboat, fans moved their bodies backwards and forwards in unison while pretending to row. To complete the cheer, they chanted, “Ro!” They rowed in stadiums and Times Square. The Norwegian soccer team rowed after defeating Senegal. Norway’s soccer team embraced ...

Beware of flamboyant candidates

Editorials

Four New Yorkers were killed by Legionella bacteria last week, tragedies that were preventable if the city had performed its core, lifesaving duty to monitor and inspect air conditioning cooling towers. But New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is focused on creating a socialist utopia instead ...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor

A reminder about how Social Security began DEAR EDITOR: Being born in 1935, I’ve had a lifetime to learn what made Social Security work from the beginning and why it isn’t working now. Social Security was not a government program; it was a group of people who realized in order to survive, they had to work together and pay their dues, each generation paying their dues for the next one. The Baby Boomers are the last generation with that work ethic. With automation and isolation, and Star Parker’s “I prefer to take care of myself” attitude, that is what is killing ...

One boy overcame loneliness and brought a neighborhood together

Editorials

Many people across the nation were touched by the heartwarming story of Roman Butzlaff, a 4-year-old boy in Concord, North Carolina, who befriended several of his elderly neighbors and became their adopted grandson. When the CBS Evening News aired its July 10 “On the Road” feature on Roman, I was amazed at his genuine desire to connect with individuals decades older. I’m sure others found this odd at first, as Roman was spending his mornings saying “hey” to everyone walking by his home instead of being immersed in a video game. Many children his age would have ignored the ...

Is it possible to be loyal to Trump and preserve integrity?

Editorials

There’s been a lot of discussion this past week about the meaning of integrity. You didn’t hear the word used directly; it was alluded to indirectly — in wondering whether Lindsey Graham was an immoral opportunist or clever pragmatist; in suspecting Todd Blanche of being more loyal to Trump than to the nation; in distrusting Erica Schwartz, Trump’s latest pick to lead the CDC, when she said she’ll never compromise on the science; in doubting that Jay Clayton, his pick for director of national intelligence, will tell Trump anything he doesn’t want to hear. The word ...