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Opinion

Voters in the Valley, wake up about Ohio Sen. Al Cutrona

DEAR EDITOR: How many area voters have ever seen or met state Sen. Al Cutrona? The response is probably to what most people say — who? I often totally forget that our district voted him into the state Senate. Now it is election time, and he, like many others, searches for bills to sponsor ...

Voting against commissioner Malloy and higher water rates

Voting against commissioner Malloy and higher water rates DEAR EDITOR: When Denny Malloy landed in his role as a Trumbull County Commissioner, my Trumbull County water and sewage bill in Howland was around $51/month. After four years of Malloy, that same bill, with no changes in my ...

Trump needs to employ diplomacy, not ultimatums

DEAR EDITOR: I agree that it is imperative for us to eliminate Iran’s pursuit of nuclear warfare but the president’s ultimatum to Iran and his comments about “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again” serves only to throw fuel on the fire. The president ...

President Trump is not helping on environmental issues

DEAR EDITOR: The Environmental Protection Agency just announced that Ohio is no longer on the list of states that do not meet clean air standards. U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce writes, “As someone who has worked hard to promote policies that protect our environment and boost our economy, this ...

Orchids & onions

ORCHID: To incoming Boardman Township Administrator Mark Ragozine for besting more than 115 other applicants for his new position where he will play a critical role in guiding the Mahoning Valley’s second largest community into a prosperous future. Ragozine, formerly safety service director ...

Dems again attack religion

Democrats are again trying to pry some of the religious vote from Republicans, but their actions expose the insincerity of their approach. The latest example involves an order of Catholic nuns in Hawthorne, New York, who care for the terminally ill. The Washington Times reports the nuns are ...