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 ...

DEAR EDITOR: Seeing a positive story in the Valley regarding the new Mahoning Valley Community School was so nice. Kudos to Judge Theresa Dellick and Jen Merritt for having the vision of giving hope to those who may have lost their desire for education. Not only will this school provide ...

DEAR EDITOR: “Just one more lane … I swear I can fix traffic, just let me make one more lane!” The repeated cry of departments of transportation throughout the country (looking at you TxDOT and the Katy Freeway) with ODOT joining the chorus. ODOT’s proposal for the 224 corridor is ...

DEAR EDITOR: As a former Youngstown State University undergrad and graduate student and someone who gave nearly 20 years of frontline community service to Youngstown, I love the city but am absolutely embarrassed to call myself an alumni of YSU. That won’t change until or unless Bill ...

DEAR EDITOR: So where are we after several months of trying to ascertain how and / or why Bill Johnson has been appointed as president pro-tem of Youngstown State University? Well, let me try and condense or recap the aftermath of this entire fiasco. 1. No public vetting of this ...

DEAR EDITOR: America has an immigration problem obvious even to Congress. We can fix it by recognizing Congress must refuse to shoot itself in the foot while aiming to inflict political wounds on opposing colleagues. Problem solving starts by recognizing that immigration law serves the ...