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If style, grace and truth were the recipe of the world’s most delicious soup, Trump would be a fork. Claiming to feed the nation, he would appear working furiously at that bowl. The nation would starve as he forked it up, fed himself and was still Trump. — Canfield Approximately 90 million has been taken from our National Parks’ revenue for 47’s selfish vanity projects aided by the Interior secretary. This denies essential maintenance, improvements and safety within the parks that are visited by millions of Americans and international travelers. Every whim by this president is ...

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The story all missed at Trump Valley rally DEAR EDITOR: Of all the negative majority letters concerning President Trump’s rally, you missed a touching, feel-good story. This has been posted on Facebook, but you may not be aware of it. I would hope you decide to print this in the near future, as you say: This newspaper is politically independent publication. A 75-year-old black, Marine Vietnam War veteran stood in line for hours to see a president; it was President Trump. He was surprised at the protesters yelling vulgar and hostile attitudes. He wore a camouflage ...

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GOP, independent voters should back Kristen Rock DEAR EDITOR: As a Republican and a conservative voter since I started working and paying taxes, I typically look for political ideology that aligns with mine. However, when it comes to the future of our county, effective government, fiscal prudence and strong character should take priority over political labels. In local government, we need leaders who are focused on results rather than partisan rhetoric. That is why I am considering Kristen Rock, a Democrat for Trumbull County commissioner I partnered and worked with Kristen Rock ...

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Embrace AI’s good qualities but with several conditions DEAR EDITOR: Indictment, a useful word in the age of Trump, might have escaped my vocabulary if not for the low-end AI spell check function. Waiting to “discover,” as 47 “discovered” groceries or the “b” in dumb, would have taken longer than his baseless, punitive lawsuits. AI is noisy and dirty and sucks up water and electricity and a lot of open space. Its speed can help find cures for disease, improve travel and general safety, speed crime investigation, provide more accurate meteorological data and maybe even ...

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Fact: Vivek Ramaswamy gave up on Ohio by moving his business to Texas and took $1.7B in assets to Texas He didn’t think Ohio was good enough for his business. Is this who you want as governor? Then you have Jon Husted who voted for the war, the Big Beautiful Bill, which cut Medicare and Medicaid. He voted not to release the Epstein files and took money from Epstein’s advisers as well as FirstEnergy. How is he going to help you? Vote Brown and Acton. — Youngstown Amy Acton will not agree to debate Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor This implies that she is unprepared to serve ...

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Be sure to keep score as Election Day approaches DEAR EDITOR: I know there is not a lot of interest in midterm elections, but there should be. I know it’s hard to pay attention to what they say and what they don’t say, which makes me have to read between the lines. Keeping score isn’t easy either. It’s harder than calling balls and strikes. Dad rule (I was right). It seems to me there is more at stake in this midterm than most. Trump knows construction: 1) pour the footer, let it cure; 2) Build the foundation 3 or 4 courses at a time. Let that cure; 3) Finish the ...