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Administration makes us wonder DEAR EDITOR: We are all familiar with the line, “Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner still wave o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?” but many do not realize that that famous line in our national anthem is actually a question. Considering the destructive and incompetent decisions being made by our administration and the cowardly silence of our Republican representatives, it appears that the answer to that question is “NO.” THOMAS BRENT Struthers Community School nearing reality DEAR EDITOR While driving down South ...

Sound off!

I waited until after the May 5 elections before submitting this. My question is this. How is it that Mark Hanni was not ticketed for crashing his Cadillac through an Arby’s restaurant window? Supposedly he was sitting in his car with the engine running with his foot on the brake with the car in drive. His carelessness and lack of common sense caused significant damage to the building. More importantly, someone could have been seriously hurt! An investigation should be launched into why he wasn’t issued a citation. — Canfield State Sen. Al Cutrona had to intervene to help ...

Shelley Pratt is best pick for probate judge

DEAR EDITOR: I am writing to express my support for Shelley Pratt for judge in the upcoming Trumbull County Probate Court election. In a time when accountability and public safety should be top priorities in our justice system, I believe Ms. Pratt represents the level of responsibility and fairness our community deserves. One of the key reasons for my support is concern over a recent case handled by her opponent, in which an individual who caused a fatal accident while texting and driving received what many in our community feel was a far too lenient sentence. As an avid motorcycle ...

Vote Summers for state central committee

DEAR EDITOR: I am proud to be writing today in support of Thomas Summers for Democratic State Central Committee for Senate District 32. Summers is the young endorsed Democratic candidate for the post. As we approach the May 5 primary, I ask that you join me in voting to retain him. Summers got involved in politics while still in high school because in 2016, he recognized that our democracy and our Constitution were under threat, and he mobilized and stayed involved. He was an intern at the local Democratic headquarters while he studied political science at Youngstown State ...

Don’t let Ramaswamy shut down Ohio’s universities

DEAR EDITOR: The idea of closing universities across Ohio isn’t bold reform; it’s intellectual disarmament. When Vivek Ramaswamy proposes dismantling public institutions like Youngstown State University, it’s framed as an efficiency or a necessary correction. But beneath that language is something more troubling: a willingness to strip communities of the very infrastructure that makes civic life, economic mobility and human creativity possible. In places like Youngstown, a university is not a burden; it is a lifeline. It trains nurses who staff local hospitals, teachers who ...

Support judge’s efforts on abortion law language

DEAR EDITOR: I’m writing this letter in regard to domestic court Judge David Engler’s efforts to change the current Ohio law where parents don’t need to have knowledge of whether their minor child is getting an abortion. It’s absurd that language was used to sneak this by us voters. I’m glad I support Judge Engler’s taking on the entire state to get that law changed. The way it exists now, a pedophile can take your minor daughter into an abortion clinic and have no questions asked. TERRY ERWIN Niles