The loathsome American lawn DEAR EDITOR: You know that part in “America the Beautiful” where it says “amber waves of grain”? Yeah, well, the song says nothing about algae-colored fields of unremarkable plant life that leave no room for an ideal or inhabitable ecosystem. I am, of ...
Attention. Canfield Cackler: Newspapers used to be written for an eighth grade reading level. Now they’ve moved that down to a sixth grade level. Problem is, 54% of adults read BELOW a sixth grade level. That means you’re not reaching a big portion of your audience. Are you using social ...
The system failed Karmelo Anthony — he stabbed someone to death and is going to jail for it. If this doesn’t strike you as an injustice, you haven’t been paying attention to the voices defending the 19-year-old who was just sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering another teenager ...
Gov. Mike DeWine’s call to end capital punishment in Ohio doesn’t have a chance of passing the state Legislature, which won’t even consider it at this point. But DeWine’s long-awaited and expected announcement Tuesday at least renews the conversation. There’s been a de facto ban ...
Today the Mahoning Valley joins the rest of the country in celebrating a national holiday of freedom and independence. No, we’re not leapfrogging two weeks ahead to the massive America250 Fourth of July hoopla. Rather, June 19 marks Juneteenth or as former President Joe Biden proclaimed it ...
Trustees of the Social Security program just issued their annual report. Each year, the picture of the program’s solvency is dismal. But this year it’s even worse. Rather than falling short in 2033, as reported last year, this year the shortfall is projected to be in late 2032. ...
