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The main reason that Trump bombed Iran was because he wants to be seen as the most powerful man in the world. His jealousy of Netanyahu's early success in bombing Iran drove him. Did he think about how he'll keep the Strait of Hormuz open? Has he thought about how it will affect gas prices? Did he promise not to start a war, yes he did. But his 5-year-old impulse drives him and will ruin the country and the world.

-- Campbell

After reading your editorial 'Ohioans can save themselves a trip to the local BMV,' I tried the online option. After going through the verification process for creating an account, entering verification codes, uploading my current driver's license, etc., I was instructed that I couldn't complete the transaction online and had to go to a local BMV. Time saved? Zero!

-- Poland

There could be some who have just entered country from third world countries who could be disease carriers. Think, when you travel to those countries you check what vaccines you need updated so you don't get sick. Why would you need vaccinated if there's nothing there to catch? So yes, there could be third world diseases in the jail and we should give them due process and send them home as quick as possible.

-- Youngstown

Unhappy with the negative press his party's masked ICE thugs earn by stopping elected officials from lawful visits to deportation centers and other ICE properties without prior request, Speaker MAGA Mike is now entertaining bills to require visit permits even for oversight committee members. Another MAGA Fox minding your hen house.

-- Canfield

Wow, It appears the folks in Columbus ACTUALLY may have heard the people of Ohio about the "need" to fix unbroken pot laws the PEOPLE of OHIO voted to establish, at least for now anyhow. Columbus reps, remember who put you there and don't forget we are watching property tax action as well. Signed, a senior republican voter.

-- Girard

I find as I review the history of our beloved country and the world that history is repeating itself as that which was happening in the V.N. time frame. Wake up America!! There is a profound statement "United we stand; divided we fall." That has Biblical & World leader proclamations. We are going through a wake-up call and the consequences will be devastating unless we find the means to quit "wanting to win an argument rather than finding solutions." God be with us.

-- North Jackson

I realize that all the complaining in the world is not going to remove Trump, the sham entertainer, from office, but somehow the phrase, "whining works" actually does help me as I read daily his antics and stupid decisions, most of which are not helping Americans one bit, many hurting. So keep whining, get it off your chest, and get set for almost four years left in his 'regime', with more idiotic antics to come. And pray.

-- Liberty

A YSU adjunct professor told a copywriting class that I was in that ad headline and copy should support one another to make the primary value proposition of the product quickly. "Remember -- tell me quick and tell me true or else my dear to hell with you" was his mantra. So, is the point of the TV ad with a guy in the yellow shirt and old yellow car talking to a clothed, flightless bird that the ad agency should be fired? I think so. Ditto 47, especially the "true" part. At least the bird isn't dropping bombs.

-- Canfield

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Total federal revenue for fiscal year 2025 is projected to be a record $5.2 trillion, with expenditures of $7 trillion. So we do not have a revenue problem. Members of both parties need to do what Americans across the country do and spend less than you make. So we can begin paying off the $37 trillion national debt. A debt for which we are paying a trillion dollars a year just in interest.

-- Austintown

The U.S. House of Representatives just passed the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill" -- a slapdash, trillion-dollar monstrosity that no one read and no one can defend. It slashes food and medical aid for working families in the Mahoning Valley while cementing permanent tax cuts for the donor class. It balloons the deficit and insults every principle of responsible government. Gov. DeWine should condemn this half-baked spectacle. Silence, in the face of such legislative malpractice, is complicity. Ohioans deserve leadership -- not surrender masked as restraint.

-- Youngstown

Was the thunder of Ukrainian drones destroying Putin bombers the cards 47 said Zelenskyy lacked, or the sound of his own house of cards collapsing? Zelenskyy plays a strong hand of courage, integrity, creativity, and truth while TACO Don holds a cowering Congress and a clown car of FOX expats. Trump got no game.

-- Canfield

Musk called Trump's Big Beautiful Bill an abomination. I'd prefer something more alliterative. I like Malevolent Morons' Menacing Meadow Muffin. This leaves no doubt who made it, what it smells like because of what it is, bs. Can't wait for MAGA Mike to pat it into convenient size dry Trump Lumps and praise 47's foresight as the inventor of a "new" home heating fuel sure to lower energy costs. MAGA, MAGA meadow mess, eh?

-- Canfield

Trump is sending troops to California to justify enacting the Insurrection Act as a power grab. He is also doing it to divert attention from his Big Ugly Bill. If this bill passes it will increase the deficit by almost $3.8 trillion while cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. Its primary goal is to reduce taxes for the wealthy while taking away from the poor and the middle class.

-- Campbell

A bit of advice to John White, who is in the news for possibly being ineligible to run for mayor of Youngstown: "John, just sit out this election cycle. Then register as a Republican and run for Congress in the 2026 primary. With your background and history, you will be a shoo-in with the Republican electorate."

-- Canfield

Trump framed traffic on our porous Southern border as a hostile invasion allowing him to claim war powers to send armed military troops. Apparently, we are now at war with ourselves so he and FOX star Hegseth are sending our troops to deal with LA. Vote to dump Trump who may declare war on Catalina and Nantucket if Steve Miller tells him Portuguese are hiding on fishing boats there.

-- Canfield

Here's a math problem for the Girard School Board. How many teachers can be hired for two years for $800,000? How long would the $800,000 last if the teachers wrote their own checks? The article in The Vindy tends to make one believe there were no crimes committed in this two-year retirement enhancement. Bad things happen. Sometimes someone makes them happen. Sometimes someone lets them happen. Any way it could be both? Investigate!

-- Columbiana

ICE makes for a slippery slope, so Trump will likely sell T47 toboggans by week's-end. Those will be as welcome in hot LA as a degree from Trump U. in denying due process, free speech and the right of peaceable assembly for fun and profit.

-- Canfield

Since when does a president threaten "serious consequences ..." for a private citizen if that citizen supports legitimate political opposition? Since Trump planted his outsized ego and undersized understanding of our Constitution in the Oval Office, that's when. Meanwhile, Don Don sends armed military personnel to support his Shoot, aim, and find someone to blame ruthless, often lawless, dragnet in LA. Remember, before he became 47, he cowed the GOP to kill a bipartisan immigration law that may have avoided this mess.

-- Canfield

Cabinet braintrust, Kristi Noem, announced that felonious 47's "concern for law and order" (hah!) "and the safety of the people" prompted sending the national guard to LA. I think he wants to provoke rock-throwing for TV cameras, proclaim martial law, and run over the California governor and potential Democratic candidate for president, Gavin Newsom, who never requested the guard. Trump's sinister tough -guy pretense and chaos combo confuses many. Confused is the best to be said of Kristi "habeas corpus" Noem.

-- Canfield

Just read the Sound Off from the person from Youngstown concerning immigrants. What was appalling was the line in their letter saying immigrants being detained are "being cared for behind our bars, leaving behind their Third-World country diseases." What???? When a person's ignorance and bigotry is on full display when so many of these hard-working people have been here for years, it seems that the real people who are diseased are people like them who are filled with that much hate.

-- Austintown

Kudos to all involved in my recent Op surgery. Everyone was kind, knowledgeable, caring, from Denise to Jason, to Joe, to Carmen(hi Melissa), to Dr. Barak and Dr. Cohen and everyone else whose name escapes me. You made my day!!

-- Boardman

If it wasn't so serious it would be funny. Boardman officials don't know why the Huntington Woods neighborhood is flooding. No thought is ever given to the consequences of removing thousands of trees to the area directly west to build developments and condos. Asphalt doesn't retain water. Once again no forward thinking ever occurs in this area. Just build, build, build.

-- Youngstown

Enough! It's time for Congress -- yes that means you, Mike Rulli and Bernie Moreno -- to stand up for your constituents. Get rid of RFK Jr. His handling of Health and Human Services is a detriment to us all. Firing the Advisory Council on Immunization is the latest one. RFK is an attorney with no medical background. Why is he in charge of the country's health?

-- Canfield

A recent letter to the editor blasted a Trump supporter for sending a letter to Sound Off and not having to give their name. I wonder why this person didn't say the same thing about the Sound Off letters against Trump. Most letters to Sound Off are against President Trump and the Republicans. But this is typical of people on the left, they think they're only right. Maybe the person didn't want to give their name because they didn't want some crazy person finding out where they live.

-- Hubbard

Once again we see the liberal left rioting and attacking police and ICE agents. Democrats truly hate America. God bless President Trump for trying to make America great again.

-- Struthers

I recently wrote a Sound Off wondering why Democrats call people they oppose names and are so hateful. Two writers responded to "remind" me of all the things President Trump has said. I have a question for these writers. If you hate President Trump so bamuchd, why are you acting like him? My mother always told me, "Two wrongs don't make a right."

-- Hubbard

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Last weekend I attended my 4-year-old granddaughter's dance recital. At intermission, I went to the lobby and there was a group of people who smelled so bad of marijuana that the whole lobby stunk. I guess these people must have smoked during intermission. Smoking in public is illegal and driving after smoking is the same as drinking and driving. I can't believe that people can be so inconsiderate to expose children to their bad habits. If you want to smoke dope, do it at home.

-- Hubbard

A Hubbard writer wondered why some Sound Off writers, "apparently Democrats," have to write insults and call people names. Hard to believe he / she has never heard Trump use the following juvenile nicknames: Sleepy/Crooked Joe, Crazy/Crooked Hillary, Comrade/Laffin'/Lyin'/Kamala, Tampon Tim (Walz), Meatball Ron, Birdbrain (Nikki Haley), Slimeball James Comey, Crazy/Nervous Nancy, Little Marco, Adam Schitt/Pencil Neck/Watermelon Head, Pocahontas (Elizabeth Warren), Cocaine Mitch, George Slopadopolus, Fredo (Chris Cuomo), Maggot Hagerman (Maggie Haberman), Horseface (Stormy Daniels).

-- Austintown

Robert Kennedy submits a report that cites nonexistent studies. Kristi Noem doesn't know the meaning of habeas corpus. Linda McMahon talks of "A1," not AI. Pete Hegseth reveals attack plans on a nonsecure server. Trump abolishes DEI because he claims it promotes non-qualified candidates. What were the qualifications of the previous mentioned Cabinet members? I can think of only two. They all bow down to Trump and the second is quite obvious. Definitely no diversity. They all arrived in the same clown car.

-- Youngstown

Taco, taco, taco, taco, taco, taco, taco, taco, taco, taco, taco, taco, taco, taco, taco, taco, taco, taco! The MAGATS know what that means!

-- Canfield

A contributor from Hubbard wondered why "some writers (apparently Democrats) have to write insults and call people names." These apparent Democrats cannot come close to competing with our POTUS, who demeans and insults any and everyone with whom he disagrees or who dares to upset his apple cart. His tantrums and name-calling are second to none. Yes, "It must be terrible to live your life with so much hatred in your heart," Mr. President.

-- Canfield

I thought we were sending immigrants back to their home countries so we would save taxpayer dollars. Now they are jailed and we are still paying taxpayer dollars in another form but not paying down our national debt. Now the immigrants are being cared for behind our bars leaving behind their Third-World country diseases at $125 a day. That is a lot of money. That's $1,250 every 10 days, close to $4,000 a month. How is this OK and how are we ever going to pay down debt? They must go home.

-- Youngstown

Don't forget to leave a source of water outdoors for wildlife. Bees, birds, butterflies and insects all need to drink. Provide a shallow dish with water and some rocks for the tiny feeders to stand on. Clean the dish, and change water regularly. Hummingbird feeders also need to be cleaned with hot water and refilled with fresh, clear (NOT red nectar) every three days. Dirty feeders harbor deadly bacteria for hummingbirds. They will thank you by visiting your feeders

-- Poland

It's fawn season. Please please be aware while driving. Deer will be moving around with their fawns. If you find a fawn in your yard LEAVE IT ALONE. The mother left it there and will be back for it. It will lie quietly and wait. This goes for all wildlife having their young. We have taken their natural habitats with our homes and development and need to give them a chance to survive.

-- Poland

Every day we hear about animals removed from hoarding, abuse and neglect situations. Animals are a lifelong commitment. If you can't provide proper care, a loving home and regular veterinary care do not have a pet. If you do have any pets and find yourself unable to provide these things, please surrender them to an animal shelter. Do not abandon them. There are several animal rescue and welfare organizations in the area that you can contact.

--Poland

Shouldn't Trump's meme coin be the $TRUMPET? After all, he is the biggest whore in politics. We should have seen this coming when he decked out the Oval Office in enough faux gold gewgaws to turn it into a pimp palace. I wonder if there are plans for visitors to pull a slot machine handle to determine what they will pay him for their visit. The new MAGA hat will have a wide brim and fur hatband for only $5k after tariffs.

-- Canfield

So a bunch of teenagers in Boardman have nothing better to do. Yes, as a teen, me and my friends also pulled pranks, but nothing like now. The teens that rode around on scooters and knocked over shelves in Target, I hope the parents were called because evidently they aren't aware of what their kids are doing. Now it's graffiti on businesses. This is getting out of hand. I hope these kids are caught because it's only going to get worse. Thank God there are still some wise-minded teenagers for our future generation.

-- Boardman