DEAR EDITOR: Warming caused by manmade CO2 emissions has set the world on a path to a grim future unless immediate, substantial efforts are made toward reductions. Climate scientists say these efforts must be made by 2030 to have a realistic chance of minimizing expected ...

DEAR EDITOR: I’m sure there will be lengthy discussions about a location for the new police and fire complex in Youngstown, and there seems to be a huge push by members of the administration for one place in particular. The location that has been proposed on Wick Avenue doesn’t seem ...

DEAR EDITOR: I’m very disappointed in Gov. Mike DeWine (whom I respect) for his ill-informed comparison between Bill Johnson and Jim Tressel. Tressel was a teacher-coach at Ohio State University, where he led a winning team and administered Student Services at Akron University — these ...

DEAR EDITOR: The people that post Letters to the Editor, in particular on Bill Johnson being chosen as the YSU President, amaze me. I first met Bill at the Scrappers Support Rally and a couple of times after that. I got to talk with him about his Air Force time, as I also served. You always ...

DEAR EDITOR: In 2016, Mitchell Joseph came up with a plan for Youngstown to develop its East Side. Hundreds of jobs were to be created and many of the people who lived in the neighborhood were “bought out” to develop the land. It is now 2024, eight years later. Almost nothing is done. ...

DEAR EDITOR: I’m saddened and disappointed by the reaction of the East Palestine residents toward President Biden’s visit. It reminds me of a sick child when affected by severe trauma — needing a parent’s full attention. The parents get the most professional help possible for the ...