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Opinion

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 ...

Your vote has never been more important

DEAR EDITOR: Now that we have state-sanctioned murder of citizens by the Trump administration via Homeland Security and ICE, what is next? Trump, cowgirl Noem, the murdering ICE agent and the presence of thousands of ICE agents in Minnesota, represent provocation and chaos and perhaps ...

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 ...

History is watching: What are you doing right now?

Louisville Urban League President Lyndon Pryor said something at the organization's annual Impact Luncheon last month that has been stuck on replay in my head ever since. I'm paraphrasing here, but he told the crowd, "If you're wondering what you would do in the face of injustice, you're doing ...

Sound off!

Erick Erickson’s editorial of Jan. 12 attempts to blame the victim. If Ms. Good had followed orders she wouldn’t have been killed. How about if Ross hadn’t stood in front of the car? And how was he able to fire a shot into the front windshield, then reach around to the driver’s open ...

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 ...