TUESDAY Jan. 13 editorial cartoon
TUESDAY Jan. 13 editorial cartoon
Husted’s bill would prevent benefit ‘cliffs’
Working families who are supported by federal benefits can sometimes find themselves in a difficult spot when a potential promotion or raise at work is not cause for celebration, but sparks worries about falling off the benefits cliff. Those receiving federal public assistance can see a complete loss of federal resources after even a small increase in income. But the Upward Mobility Act, introduced by U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, is meant to change that. Better still, it would help streamline some of the bureaucracy that feeds off such programs. It would create a five-year pilot ...
Bad decisions made by Good forced ICE to take lethal action
Renee Good died on Wednesday in Minneapolis. She had been attempting to block Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents engaged in federal law enforcement activities. Along with other protestors, Good involved herself in what federal agents were doing and used her car to block them. Confronted by federal agents, Good accelerated with an agent in front of her car. He pulled his gun, she accelerated and struck him, he opened fire and shot her. She died. Watching the video footage, it is clear she accelerated with an agent directly in front of her car and struck him. Close ...
Hollywood deserves boos for vilifying individualism
Many popular movies make a constructive point: If you work hard enough and push through tough times, you can achieve your dreams. In “The Pursuit of Happyness,” a struggling father tells his son, “Don’t let anyone tell you, you can’t do something.” The movie is a true story about a man who overcomes homelessness and gets his dream job. In “Rocky Balboa,” Rocky says, “It’s not about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” These are good messages. They fit my libertarian philosophy. We libertarians believe people try ...
MONDAY Jan. 12 editorial cartoon
MONDAY Jan. 12 editorial cartoon
Orchids & onions
ORCHID: To the Mahoning County Commissioners and Boardman Township Trustees for authorizing the renaming of a large stretch of Market Street in Boardman the Clarence “Sonny” Smith Jr. Memorial Highway. In addition to Smith’s sharp business acumen at the helm of Diamond Steel, Compco Industries and Adamas Jewelry, he is best remembered as a philanthropist extraordinaire in the Mahoning Valley, having supported many causes such as Youngstown State University and Boardman High School, Sister Jerome’s ministries, Native Americans, Boy Scouts and many civic concerns. Smith, also a ...