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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% ...

Why the Social Security system doesn’t work now

DEAR EDITOR: As a person who was born in 1935, raised during the beginnings of Social Security, let me explain how it worked. In the wake of the Depression, a group of people trying to survive got together, worked and paid their dues, then the next generation worked and paid their dues, therefore providing the money for the last generation. The reason that Social Security is failing is because of automation and isolation. These later generations no longer bond together for the good of everyone; now it’s everyone for themselves. This original work method no longer exists. ...

Sound off!

No Kings protests are useless and ineffective. They are largely performative and lacking in concrete policy demands. These demonstrations are simply a way to “blow off steam” rather than a strategic campaign with specific goals. Trump is still president and continues to make America great again! — Struthers In response to last week’s Sound Off: No, Democrats do not want to give illegal aliens the right to vote! This is just another “alternate fact” that the Lying King and his propaganda cable news enablers promote to deflect from his crimes and power grabs. This man ...