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Look who’s now calling Venezuela ‘authoritarian’

DEAR EDITOR: I have noticed that news outlets have consistently referred to kidnapped Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro as the head of an “authoritarian” government. AI defines “authoritarian government” as follows: An authoritarian government is a political system in which a single leader or small group holds significant power, with little or no constitutional accountability to the public. Sound familiar? It should. How ironic is it that our authoritarian government claims some sort of moral high ground in kidnapping the leader of another, weaker, authoritarian government? ...

Why is the rest of the world staying silent?

DEAR EDITOR: With all that is happening here domestically, I cannot help but ponder where the rest of the world is and why no one is saying a word. Any time we’ve invaded (read: nation built) other countries that use their own military against their neighbors or their own populace, we get help from other nations. The minute the Oompa Loompa man-child in the White House decides to open fire on our own citizens, crickets from the rest of the world. No sanctions, no statements, no threats of military action. NATO? Deadly silent. The UN? Also quiet as a tomb. The Hague (which ...

Let ICE do what it can to protect America, its people

DEAR EDITOR: Here we go again — people protesting for the wrong things. ICE was formed because of 9/11 happening. We were attacked by radical Muslims in airplanes. Has America forgotten? ICE is a group of Americans that wants to help keep our country safe. These blue cities in 2020 attacked their cops in the same city that started it all, Minneapolis. Same mayor and same governor started it all. Obama and his party love to attack good people. This party would get rid of law and order, and our country will be no more. Obama started all these groups in colleges and all ...

Dr. Louis Zona continued the fine Butler Art legacy

DEAR EDITOR: It was sad to have to say goodbye to Dr. Louis Zona, who served as director of The Butler Institute of American Art, following in the footsteps of Joseph Butler and Clyde Singer. Youngstown is very fortunate to possess such a magnificent gem of an art collection under the watchful care of such astute and creative curators. I became interested in The Butler in the 1960s. Mr. Singer usually published an art article in Sunday’s Vindicator, and on Sundays, a 16mm film on a featured artist was projected. On some Sundays at The Butler, the Polish Art Society held piano ...

Americans must work together to fight evil

DEAR EDITOR: Americans are being terrorized by fellow Americans (AKA ICE Agents). Hiding your head in the sand is not a free pass. We are ALL responsible for what is happening to our country. Republican representatives and senators need to come out of hiding and do their jobs — representing the people, not the president. Americans need to band together (peacefully) and combat the evil that is ruining our beloved America. God has assigned worth to ALL of us, and no one has the right to change that. Pro-life means respect for all life. We the people need to put a stop to this ...

U.S. Rep. Mike Rulli endorses fascism

DEAR EDITOR: When masked paramilitary thugs employed by the federal government can shoot a U.S. citizen in the face without cause and not be held accountable, and when the leaders of our government spread lies suggesting the victim deserved to be killed, it’s time to admit that we no longer live in a free country. Indeed, the tactics being used against Americans by ICE “officers” have much in common with tactics used by the Gestapo and the SS in Nazi Germany. When I contacted Congressman Mike Rulli about this matter, he parroted the lies spoken by top leaders of the fascist ...