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Brenda J. Linert

Openness must start now or pushback will grow

The reaction was swift, strong and divided. I’m speaking of the community’s reaction to Youngstown State University Board of Trustees’ presidential hiring decision, but ironically that statement also could apply to the hiring process itself. Since the board announced its decision to ...

Holiday shopping big part of Turkey Day, even in 1940

Citizens of Orangeville were having troubles, the Nov. 14, 1940, Warren Tribune Chronicle front page stated. It was because of two Thanksgiving Days that year. Although officially a Trumbull County town, the little village, population 500, lay partly in Ohio and partly in Pennsylvania, ...

Thanksgiving newspaper coming a day early

I’m not a meteorologist, but I do have a smart phone, and it is indicating a brisk, but sunny, Thanksgiving Day. As I write this, it’s more than a week away, but I’m hopeful, for the sake of the many holiday travelers set to take to the roads this week, that the forecast doesn’t ...

Thanksgiving newspaper coming a day early

I’m not a meteorologist, but I do have a smart phone, and it is indicating a brisk, but sunny, Thanksgiving Day. As I write this, it’s more than a week away, but I’m hopeful, for the sake of the many holiday travelers set to take to the roads this week, that the forecast doesn’t ...

Printed newspaper page really can’t be replaced

There’s just something about the yellowed, brittle pages of an old newspaper that makes me feel nostalgic. Unless I’m sitting on my living room couch on a Sunday afternoon, or on a stool at my kitchen counter early in the morning, these days I seem to be spending precious fewer minutes ...

Exploring newspaper roles at election time

For centuries, newspapers have played a significant role in our nation’s election process. We understand our importance in disbursing local, state and national election information, and we always take that responsibility seriously. During the last several weeks, we have been publishing a ...