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Letters to the Editor

Increase funding for Alzheimer’s research

DEAR EDITOR: As a longtime dementia caregiver, I understand fully the impact that Alzheimer’s disease can have on a family. As the size of the U.S. population aged 65 and older continues to grow, so too will the number and proportion of Americans with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. It ...

Look into Johnson’s gratuitous donation

DEAR EDITOR: So, in yet another attempt to ingratiate himself with the YSU community, Bill Johnson, the university’s 10th pro-tem president, has made a $100k donation to fund the construction of a new student center … but let’s do the math. From the $100k, subtract the $86,000 ...

Make sure to check billing statements

DEAR EDITOR: As a senior, and the recent victim of an unlawful integrated phantom overbilling scheme, followed by an unlawful balanced billing scheme, perpetrated by a local health care provider, it is imperative that individuals review their Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) received from their ...

Stunned by actions of Vance in Munich

DEAR EDITOR: I was stunned to see that our junior senator J.D. Vance was in Munich arguing that further aid to Ukraine would be a waste of money; that Putin and Ukraine should now come to the peace table. Apparently, Vance does not know Russian history, is naive, or is simply parroting his ...

Value one another’s views, stand together

DEAR EDITOR: Make America Great Again is a campaign slogan that is being twisted into a slur against Republicans or any person who thinks that the USA is a great nation. The twist is associating and grouping all people who have pride in our country into one camp of extremists, nationalists and ...

Sound off!

I was again pleased to see our Mahoning County Prosecutor Gina DeGenova conducted a workshop at the Davis YMCA especially geared to older folks about recognizing and staying away from online scammers. Her help is geared to help everyone, not just older people. Thank you Prosecutor ...