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Opinion

Reelect Santos, return Davis in Austintown

The race for two available seats on the Austintown Township Board of Trustees has been one of the most interesting and hotly contested races in the 2025 general election. As recently as a month ago, six candidates were vying for those seats. Even after Emily Ciccone withdrew from the race ...

Islamophobia acts as weapon

“I want to use this moment to speak to the Muslims of New York City,” mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani declared through rehearsed tears and a well-oiled frog-in-his-throat. “I want to speak to the memory of my aunt, who stopped taking the subway after Sept. 11 because she did not feel ...

Retain Yacovone, Costello in Boardman

Boardman Township voters have four choices for two available trustee seats in Tuesday’s general election. Incumbents Tom Costello and Steve Yacovone are seeking reelection, while challengers Matt Gambrel and Cody McCormick have positioned themselves as potential agents of change. Costello, ...

Toxic femininity is nonsensical

“Why Can’t a Woman Be More Like a Man?” — Henry Higgins Those are the words librettist Alan Jay Lerner penned for the fictional professor Henry Higgins in the 1956 musical “My Fair Lady,” and honestly, it could have been the title of Helen Andrews’ much-discussed recent essay ...

Down side of Success Sequence Curriculum

DEAR EDITOR: Let me start by saying that I have met and like state Sen. Al Cutrona. He seems to listen to both sides of an issue (somewhat rare for a Republican) and does good things for his constituents. But I see some obvious problems with his recent bill, Success Sequence Curriculum. As ...

Social media and the developing mind

DEAR EDITOR: Social media has grown to become a huge aspect in the lives of many across the globe. According to the National Library of Medicine, social media use by youth is nearly universal. Up to 95% of youth ages 13–17 report using a social media platform, with more than a third saying ...