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We must find a way to save Poland Library

DEAR EDITOR: Many of us began our Poland Library experiences and adventures by marching single file as students from Poland Union School to the Poland Library, then located upstairs at the firehouse. So many wax equally nostalgic for today’s library. Our current beloved library must be saved. For others to consider spending twice as much on a new (namely and presumably a modern, characterless edifice) building rather than to refurbish / update / reinforce our current gem is ludicrous. My late brother, John, provided funds for the library’s elevator to honor our mother, ...

Trump Republicans must be voted out

DEAR EDITOR: Jan. 6, 2026, was the fifth anniversary of Trump’s inspired treasonous plot to overthrow America’s government. Trump’s big, ugly lie, one of many, was voter fraud — the Republican Bush-Trump Supreme Court ruled three times there was no proof of voter fraud. Since being reelected, Trump is using his Department of Justice as his own personal lawyers for Democrat and Republican retribution. Trump is blowing up outboard motorboats carrying alleged illegal narcotics, killing the survivors and kidnapping the president of Venezuela and his wife for the ...

Public transit or not in Trumbull County?

DEAR EDITOR: As someone who has been involved with transportation in Trumbull County since around 2008, I still don’t have definitive answers to one persistent question: “Do we need public transportation in Trumbull County or not?” Some elected officials — and many individuals who already have reliable transportation — believe we do not need it. I disagree. I believe we do need public transportation, and I believe the people of this county should determine what they need and how to fund it in the most efficient and fair way. I opposed joining WRTA and Mahoning County ...

Sound off!

I almost laughed out loud at the cartoon depicting the Clintons as being “above the law.” Such irony, considering the POTUS ignores laws, civil rights, the Constitution, felony convictions and court orders and has a masked, unidentified, personal police force to cull and terrorize Americans. I guess I missed the point, right? — Youngstown There was a SoundOff submission in the Dec. 13 Vindicator criticizing drivers who drive slow when the weather was snowy, telling people to stay home if they are afraid to drive. They always tell you to slow down when the roads are bad. It was ...

Luckier than we know to have Rick Muccio

DEAR EDITOR: After getting a laugh out of Rick Muccio’s great “snow blower” cartoon Monday, I have to take a few minutes to make a long-overdue observation: The readers of The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle are beyond lucky to have a local cartoonist. Even one who is part-time, but especially one with Muccio’s talent. Far larger papers are dropping their cartoonists because cartoonists cost money — and they sometimes ruffle feathers. For the Mahoning Valley to have access to Muccio’s wit, artistry and insight on weekends and occasional weekdays — like Monday — ...

Reps remain silent on double standard

DEAR EDITOR: Recently I sent a great concern of mine to Republican Sens. Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno via hsuted.senate.gov and moreno.senate.gov. I wrote: Vice President JD Vance said that the ICE agent who fatally shot the woman in Minneapolis is doing a very important job for the United States of America and deserves a debt of gratitude. The debt of gratitude the president paid to the officers that were injured at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 was to pardon their assailants. One guy supposedly defending himself warrants praise while an entire police force defending our Capitol is ...