DEAR EDITOR: While there are conflicting opinions and ideas on how to revitalize our downtown area, the goal is the same. We want to see businesses return. We want to see growth. We want people to visit, to seek entertainment and to dine. And most of all, to spread the word about their ...
At the starting gate this month to the second session of the 136th Ohio General Assembly, hopes run low that this will be a banner year for enactment of significant milestone legislation. After all, 2026 rises as a hotly contested political year for 99 representatives, 17 senators as well as ...
DEAR EDITOR: Youngstown’s recurring struggles with downtown district steam heating point to a deeper reality: the existing system is in need of major investment. With SOBE Thermal operating under emergency conditions and relying on temporary fixes, the real question is not whether we must ...
DEAR EDITOR: After spending millions of dollars, and inconveniencing people for two years, the diverging diamond is reality. It is certainly no better than what was before, and in some areas is worse. Many things in this world are good in small, controlled quantities, but very bad in large ...
DEAR EDITOR: As we prepare to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, the Reuben McMillan Library in Poland should be considered as the headquarters for the Mahoning Valley’s America250 activities. The library is the perfect place to explore the history of Town One, Range One, the ...
DEAR EDITOR: As we start 2026 with a new mayor for the city of Youngstown, congratulations, Mayor Derrick McDowell, and congratulations to the new administration. Let’s remember that patience will be the real key to the city. The voters have spoken, and it is up to the residents to help the ...