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ORCHID: To veteran Boardman firefighter Bill Glaser for his recent promotion to chief of one of the Mahoning Valley’s largest fire departments. Township trustees reportedly voted unanimously last week to appoint Glaser the eighth chief of the 103-year-old force. Clearly his credentials more than warranted his ascension in rank. After all, over the past 25 years, he has served in virtually every position in the 43-member department: firefighter, lieutenant, captain, assistant chief and interim chief. His exhaustive knowledge of the department and of the sprawling suburban community will ...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor

GOP, independent voters should back Kristen Rock DEAR EDITOR: As a Republican and a conservative voter since I started working and paying taxes, I typically look for political ideology that aligns with mine. However, when it comes to the future of our county, effective government, fiscal prudence and strong character should take priority over political labels. In local government, we need leaders who are focused on results rather than partisan rhetoric. That is why I am considering Kristen Rock, a Democrat for Trumbull County commissioner I partnered and worked with Kristen Rock ...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor

The story all missed at Trump Valley rally DEAR EDITOR: Of all the negative majority letters concerning President Trump’s rally, you missed a touching, feel-good story. This has been posted on Facebook, but you may not be aware of it. I would hope you decide to print this in the near future, as you say: This newspaper is politically independent publication. A 75-year-old black, Marine Vietnam War veteran stood in line for hours to see a president; it was President Trump. He was surprised at the protesters yelling vulgar and hostile attitudes. He wore a camouflage ...

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If style, grace and truth were the recipe of the world’s most delicious soup, Trump would be a fork. Claiming to feed the nation, he would appear working furiously at that bowl. The nation would starve as he forked it up, fed himself and was still Trump. — Canfield Approximately 90 million has been taken from our National Parks’ revenue for 47’s selfish vanity projects aided by the Interior secretary. This denies essential maintenance, improvements and safety within the parks that are visited by millions of Americans and international travelers. Every whim by this president is ...

Don’t miss your last chances to cast ballots

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Few would dispute the notion that Republican President Donald J. Trump and Democrat former President Barack Obama make the strangest of bedfellows. On virtually every public policy issue imaginable, the two stand universes apart. But on one key contemporary issue, the two men are in lockstep with each other. Both argue that Tuesday’s general election in Ohio and the United States ranks as one of the most critical mid-term elections in American history. At a campaign rally in Cleveland last weekend, Obama implored Ohioans to exercise their right to vote by Nov. 3 and labeled this ...

Can all corners of Ohio draw large employers?

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Experts looking at the jobs landscape in Ohio have mixed feelings about how to present the picture, as job growth in some sectors is accompanied by less stable circumstances for others; and low unemployment is accompanied by worryingly low labor force participation. First, the good news: Ohio’s unemployment rate is 3.4%, compared with the 4.2% national average; and there is growth in fields such as engineering, data and coding, construction, plumbing, electrical and metal work. Health care continues to be a field facing worker shortages, too. But the rest of the picture, according ...