DEAR EDITOR: Perhaps the most powerful and instructive components of the Constitution is the one mostly ignored by the courts — until recently. The 10th Amendment is short and states: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to its ...

DEAR EDITOR: Did you ever wonder why, when the obvious is so, well, obvious that one simply cannot admit they were wrong, wrong in their choice or actions. For those of us who have raised, or are raising, children, this question, or incomprehensible feeling, arises frequently. Being ...

DEAR EDITOR: So, how do we go about dumbing down America more than it is already? Well, for openers, how about eliminating the Department of Education and truncating appropriate funding for public schools. These are but two ways of compromising learning for our children. Want to know more ...

DEAR EDITOR: I see where Mike Johnson, President Trump and the Republican party is wishing millions of Americans and their children and families by allowing ACA coverage to disappear. But don’t worry! Their present to the people will be the huge amounts of coverage you’ll be paying if ...

The shiny newsletter we just received from Mahoning County gives the following confusing statement: “Ohio law prevents automatic tax increases when property values rise, keeping levy collection steady.” In 2024, my real estate tax bill increased $557 from 2023 due to the property ...

DEAR EDITOR: The recent infrastructure failures at the Trumbull County jail are symptomatic of a larger, countywide problem. Those boiler, roofing and plumbing issues should never have progressed to the point of failure. Mr. Dunnigan has made a start in checking the roofs on several county ...