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Letters to the Editor

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Sunday’s front page coverage of the deer hunt is what is fueling the goal of the park board in eliminating wildlife. Money talks at the expense of the animals trying to survive. No, they don’t just move somewhere else, there is nowhere that doesn’t have a land for sale sign. Do you want a ...

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So now the Covelli Center (built with public funds) wants to get into sports betting and use additional public funds for their addition? I wonder how the casino, which has invested so much of its own money, in the area feels about that? About the same as Mill Creek Park spending public money ...

Solar farms provide solutions, not problems

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 ...

Put police, fire facility along Market Street

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 ...

YSU’s Johnson is nothing like Tressel

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 ...

Just give Bill Johnson a chance to lead YSU

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 ...