Breaking News

Letters to the Editor

Promises made and promises questioned

DEAR EDITOR: Without taking a political stance, allow me simply to note: When the current president was running for election, he made promises, as many candidates do, but his promises were more of a pledge, sort of a guarantee. Such guarantees won him the election. Maybe I simply didn’t see, read or hear the status of those pledges, or misunderstood his victory speech when he said, “Promises made, promises kept,” so allow me to question those pledges. ● Reduce inflation: “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.” The problem with ...

A memory of the tragic loss of 3-year-old boy by gunfire

DEAR EDITOR: I opened up the Aug. 20 Vindicator and saw a photo of a beautiful, smiling 3-year-old boy. It was his obituary. My memory of the last time I saw him was when he lay dying on the asphalt of a South Side parking lot. He was lying motionless, eyes wide open, and his father was inconsolably wailing beside him. Most of you know by now the story of what happened. The boy got hold of his father’s gun and shot himself. While the EMTs were working on the boy, I tried to help the father call his family about what happened. For the 10 minutes or so I was with him, he ...

Sound off!

I have been trying to reach Gov. Mike DeWine’s office to express my opinion on critical issues. No matter the time of day or night, calls are routed to a voicemail system with a full mailbox. Purposely denying a voice to constituents is an outrage. Is it that he doesn’t care because he cannot run for governor again, or is it that he lacks the courage to face criticism? He is supposed to work for us. Yeah, right. — Austintown Having given his pal, the murderer Vlad, an official state welcome to a summit that accomplished nothing, 47 took to Fox to tell the world that it’s now ...

Still awaiting a fix for gerrymandering

DEAR EDITOR: I had to laugh at a recent article that said both political parties will try to use gerrymandering to control the state of Ohio. Former Gov. John Kasich had a meeting closed to the Democratic Party behind closed doors to ensure a Republican majority. Many years ago, the Ohio State Supreme Court ruled the district had to be corrected. That was in 1997. They did the same thing three more times. Nathan DeRolph was 14 in 1997. He is now 42 years old. We are still waiting. HAROLD J. WILSON Austintown

We can, should rein in our federal spending

DEAR EDITOR: In 1960, Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower asked Congress to raise the federal debt ceiling. By fall 2025, 78 debt-ceiling increases and $37 trillion in debt later, Congress will soon be asked to raise it yet again. Horrific consequences come from our executive and legislative branches, from Eisenhower to Donald Trump, continuing to “kick the debt can” down the road. No solutions offered. Two recent national articles have sounded an alarm: the Social Security Trust Fund is projected to run out of money (The Hill, Aug. 6), triggering a mandatory 23% cut in ...

Tilting the scales of justice in Columbiana

DEAR EDITOR: The Columbiana County Board of Elections certified petitions of candidacy, including those that after lawful examination, passed. However, other filings were having some very unorthodox handling and outcomes. Among them was a petition filed for fiscal officer in Unity Township. This invalidated, fatally flawed petition filing was by my now-opponent in the same race. Having been appointed to the position in December 2024, Ohio Revised Code Election Law requires this person to run in the Nov. 4 General Election. As reported, the petition failed in requirements long ...