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Health of men merits spotlight this Movember

Donate locally to Movember Men's Health. Over the past decade, a growing network of organizations has transformed the month of November into a hair-raising experience for a noble cause. In New York City, for example, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, now aka Mayor Mustache, has basked in the national spotlight this month as a symbol for the value of Movember, a monthlong awareness campaign targeting men’s health generally and prostate cancer specifically. Like legions of other men worldwide, he shaved off his signature beard to instead sport a growing mustache. To boot, he just announced a $4 ...

Orchids & onions

ORCHID: To owners of Penguin City Brewing in downtown Youngstown for their ongoing renovations to its taproom and ballroom that will add restrooms, improve handicapped accessibility and update event spaces. In recent years, the massive 37,000-square foot event space has become a highly popular destination for entertainment and socialization for customers from the Valley and beyond. We’re confident the latest improvements, scheduled for completion next spring, will draw in more events and more excitement to the hot downtown night spot. ORCHID: To Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson for ...

Sound off!

We're ruled by a man unfit for the job. He shows signs of mental illness and instability. His comments often are beyond comprehension. He mocked a heavy-set individual during his rally at the Covelli Centre but seems to forget that he is one of the most obese presidents (see Taft, Cleveland, etc.). How ironic that he pummeled Biden for his mental flaws. The new legislature needs to invoke the 25th Amendment and rid us of the most corrupt and incompetent president we have ever seen. — Boardman The election affirmed that it was a Trump-hating exercise. Had a piece of (expletive) been ...

A new generation, an old dream and the power of the ballot

The historic 2026 midterm elections have led many to reflect on the state of our nation and how we can move forward under this new leadership of the "blue wave," the popular catchphrase used to describe Democrats regaining control of the Senate and House of Representatives. A record 17 female governors were elected by voters, and I thought about how far female politicians have come since 1992, which was declared the "Year of the Woman" because so many female candidates ran for office. Carol Moseley Braun etched her name in black history as the first African American woman elected to ...

GOP failed to make argument

One week after the Republican midterm election debacle, questions about how it happened while sorting through the debris that left Democrats in charge of Congress, many governorships and state legislators will likely continue for some time. If the election had been solely about the many achievements of the Trump administration — from closing the border, deporting criminals and cutting taxes — Republicans would likely have won. Instead, Republicans fielded weak candidates, mostly picked by President Trump, who were subservient to his corrosive personality and need to be worshiped, ...

Color Democrat Socialists lily white

Some interesting numbers: New York's 13th Congressional District, covering northern Manhattan and part of the Bronx, is 52% Hispanic, 23% black and only 14% white. Yet in June's Democratic primary, voters dumped five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat, head of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, for Democratic Socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier, a ditzy 32-year-old grad student at Columbia University. Here's the wild part. Mostly Hispanic areas went for Espaillat by about 15 points. Mostly black areas went for him, too, by 2 points. So how did he lose? Two ways: No. 1: The DSA turned ...