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Speed cameras’ purpose is to help generate income

DEAR EDITOR: Per the Trib article, March 26, speed cameras are an ancillary service, meaning their sole purpose is to generate additional income, says Chief John Freeman, Girard. The chief further says while the camera program does help slow down traffic, doing that is not as important as being on the road patrolling (stopping speeders) and responding to calls and vehicle crashes (caused by speeders). Let’s think this through. If speed cameras were effective at slowing traffic there would be fewer vehicle crashes and less need to road patrol? If they truly are for safety, speed ...

Tired of Trump putting Americans in unnecessary danger

DEAR EDITOR: Let’s face it … (in my eyes) Trump is a lousy, even dangerous president. I am well aware he has many followers with their own reasons for voting for him and I can respect that, but for myself I still say he is dangerous. His criticisms of anyone crossing him puts them in the crosshairs of unstable people who could do massive harm. And, there are many people willing to do his bidding. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court himself has come out with a statement actually naming Trump, saying that what he says has put many in danger, the federal judiciary and ...

Why won’t Congress push back against President Trump?

DEAR EDITOR: I have always been a never Trumper but not just because of dislike. I have voted Republican or Democrat depending on the leadership I see in the candidate and the times our country is going through. Donald Trump has never shown any effort to promote anyone but himself and his adolescent views of the world. He rules by edict, which is evident by his ongoing list of executive orders. He can’t even convince his stacked Congress and Supreme Court to get a law passed. This has extended to his lack of international policy. He has ignored and insulted world leaders because he ...

See it how it goes living in a communist state

DEAR EDITOR: Perhaps we should designate California a communist state. Or, possibly, the entire Left Coast of America (Seattle has a 16-foot tall statue of Lenin). People who want communism can then move there. They can experience, first hand, just what that is. We should fund moving expenses: No private property; everything is owned by the state, including you. A home will be assigned to you. A job will be assigned to you; nobody lives OFF the state, you live FOR the state. Food choices will be limited. Everyone receives the same per capita monthly stipend; equality. Free ...

It’s time to end antiquated property tax in our state

DEAR EDITOR: I am writing as a concerned resident of Ohio to advocate for the abolition of the property tax. This antiquated tax serves not only as a heavy burden on responsible homeowners but also perpetuates a destructive cycle of substandard housing and criminal activity within our counties. The process is straightforward: when property owners fall behind on their tax obligations, the county forecloses and auctions the properties at significantly reduced prices. These auctions frequently attract slumlords who purchase the homes at a fraction of their value, perform minimal ...

Trump’s report card is not impressive

DEAR EDITOR: As of this writing, the current president has been in office for one year and two months; time to apply a written evaluation, aka a report card. For the sake of this discussion, let’s take his promises during the campaign as his chosen subjects and his goals as the rating objective; here we go: Ukrainian War: End it in one day. Without the need for explanation. Grade: F Drill, Baby, Drill: This would ensure readily available, cheap gasoline for us all. Grade: F No New Wars: Joint Israeli military campaign against Iran. Grade: F End Inflation: 2.4% ...