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Opinion

Can the President disrupt free speech?

While the country’s attention was drawn to the federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump signed National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7), which purports to designate the ideology of antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization” and directs federal law enforcement to ...

Who benefits from bishop’s decision?

DEAR EDITOR: The Diocese of Youngstown’s (Bishop Bonnar’s) new ban on funeral visitations inside church buildings, effective Dec. 1, 2025, is being sold as a matter of “decorum” and respect for sacred space. I was raised Catholic, and went to Catholic school from kindergarten through ...

Sound off!

We know that bone spurs can be caused by stomping your feet to get your way. Lie, deny, whine, appeal, appeal, appeal. The nanny (Supreme Court) gives in every time. As we’ve been told ... he is a “stable genius.” — New Springfield As the Washington Commanders consider a name for ...

Don’t fall for Trump’s bait and switch tactics

DEAR EDITOR: Trump (or his MAGA handlers) is brilliant. He now wants the House and Senate Republicans to vote for releasing the Epstein documents to give them cover in the hopes of keeping the House and Senate in 2026. Trump says he will even sign it. Then, after the vote, Trump’s DOJ will ...

Why Ohioans need Senate Bill 36 to pass

DEAR EDITOR: Ohio’s health care system is under growing strain as the population ages. Nearly a quarter of Ohioans are baby boomers now entering a stage of life with greater healthcare needs. Eye care is no exception. The demand for medical eye care is projected to rise by 24%, while the ...

Framing the ACA debate correctly

DEAR EDITOR: I watched Sen. John Barrasso, on a Sunday news interview, claim ACA premiums for Americans will skyrocket if his party OKs continuing payment of that program. I don’t think he framed his argument correctly, thus creating the false impression that what ACA recipients will pay ...