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Sometime ago I was in a meeting of Catholic men. A place where God is to be praised and worshipped. During this time two of the men joked that their hope is for Donald Trump to be killed by the end of the year. I don’t know about anyone else but I find this abhorrent. This is not the Catholic faith I want any part of. To any of you who pray for this to happen, there is a special place in hell for you. Just as a side note, God again protected President Trump. — Canfield I am perplexed by the proposal to relocate the Poland Library from its present location. According to “PLYMC’s ...

Rich Lowry’s Artemis column was a misfire

DEAR EDITOR: Rich Lowry’s editorial regarding the triumph of the Artemis II mission reflects a shortsighted opinion of the U.S. space program. Artemis is surely an accomplishment — one of many at NASA — and, as Lowry suggests, it has its issues (no reusability, older technologies, cost, etc). Nevertheless, the U.S. Space program is one of the most successful and accomplished on earth. The press doesn’t cover unmanned missions but they make up some of the most exciting missions ever undertaken. I will try to cover some of these missions in “letters to the editor.” Consider ...

Valley should take a cue from a shrine

DEAR EDITOR: I am writing to share that the Franciscan shrine, on Belle Vista Avenue on the West Side of Youngstown, offers a beautiful celebration of the end of communism and the liberation of Hungary and the Hungarian people. The walking path depicts their oppression by comparing the 14 stations of the cross suffered by Jesus with their own suffering. Then, as with Christ’s resurrection, the Hungarian people were freed by the fall of communism. Fast forward to the present. JD Vance visits Hungary to stump for the communist-loving Victor Orban, who is loved by Trump. Our country ...

Dr. Amy Acton’s record is worthy of praise

DEAR EDITOR: Remember the COVID-19 pandemic? Remember how frightened the ENTIRE world was in March of 2020? Our Republican Gov. Mike DeWine had already chosen Dr. Amy Acton to head the health department. He trusted her and together they got us through those uncertain days. However, once things settled, many of us no longer felt the fear or the need to salute the medical workers, teachers, truck drivers or cared to wear masks. Life went on, thankfully, for many of us. Many were left to mourn those we lost. I am truly thankful for the calm direction from Dr Acton during that time. She ...

The hollowest of words from Moreno

DEAR EDITOR: First a bit of reference from the April 14 Vindicator editorial. The editorial speaks to an environmental and health win for Ohio in that the U.S. EPA announced the good news that Ohio is no longer on the list of states that do not meet clean air standards. Ohio’s U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno was quoted in the editorial with “ … quite frankly, taking care of the environment and being good stewards is not really a partisan issue.” But then we move on. U.S. House Joint Resolution 140 was introduced to strip prohibitions that prevented toxic mining for copper in the ...

Trump reprehensible is so many ways

DEAR EDITOR: It is said that Donald Trump is “the greatest geopolitical disaster in history.’ In my opinion he is that and more. He is a national disaster and has taken us from status as a world-class country to nothing more than a laughingstock to the rest of the world. Our allies have been lost. He has said and done things never imagined from a president of any country. His love and admiration for three of the world’s worst dictators puts Trump in their class for the degradation of humanity. Remember that our president is a convicted felon, no matter how you spin it, he is a ...