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Editorials

Trump’s police state

Now that President Donald Trump’s tariffs have been halted, his One Big Beautiful Bill has been stymied, and his multibillionaire tech bro has turned on him, how does he demonstrate his power? Last week, federal agents from ICE, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of ...

Trump shows loyalty is all that matters to him

The Court of International Trade recently delivered a blow to Donald Trump’s global trade war. It found that the worldwide tariffs Trump unveiled on “Liberation Day” as well his earlier tariffs pretextually aimed at stopping fentanyl coming in from Mexico and Canada (as if) were beyond ...

Athletic programs’ culture more important than ever

While waiting for the House v. NCAA settlement to conclude, I, like many other college football fans, had to finally accept that the amateurism model, in place for over a century, has come to an end. The settlement ruling, which has been five years in the making, results from the 2020 ...

Trump, Musk in couples’ counseling — we have the transcript

COUNSELOR: Gentlemen, please have a seat. Thanks for coming today. I understand the two of you are navigating a recent conflict and would like some guidance in resolving that dispute. It’s very brave to seek help, you know. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: (Mumbling) Wasn’t my idea. Mike Johnson ...

LaRose leading Ohio’s efforts on election integrity

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has been working steadily to provide guidance meant to increase security for our elections. He has so far provided six security directives to county boards of elections. Most recently was a set of requirements to configure networks, firewalls, ...

Cuts to federal legal aid funding will hurt Valley residents

The Trump administration’s proposed elimination of the Legal Services Corporation would have devastating effects on residents of the Mahoning Valley. Community Legal Aid has been providing critical civil legal assistance to the community for 73 years and 30% of its funding comes from ...