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Opinion

Sending in the clowns

Even someone with a rudimentary understanding of economics should know that if you tax a business or individual beyond their level of tolerance they will pack up and leave the state for one with lower or no state income tax. Unfortunately, one can’t escape the long arm of federal ...

Trump’s policies have us headed to the poor house

DEAR EDITOR: On the March 19 opinion page, Star Parker warns against complaining about the price of gas. On the opposite page is the headline “US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war.” On the front page, school workers need more money and Page 3 laments Trumbull ...

Sound off!

The Libs/Dems want voter rights when 20 million people (illegals?) don’t have a birth certificate to show proof of identity. How about voter responsibility, instead? — Hubbard Shortly after Robert Mueller passed away, Trump posted on Truth Social: “Good. I’m glad he’s dead.” What ...

The art of taxing fairly is messy

“The rich should pay their fair share of taxes.” Who can argue with that? But then we must decide who is rich and what is meant by fair. Neither political party has distinguished itself in making such distinctions. But Republicans play an especially outrageous game in portraying the ...

Free speech for me but not for thee

Last week, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission threatened to rescind the broadcast licenses of media entities that do not relate events in Iran or Ukraine as the Trump administration would like them to be related. He also attacked The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times ...

Orchids & onions

ORCHID: To students and staff at Austintown Intermediate School for carrying on their noble tradition called “Hoops for Hope.” The annual hoops game between school staff and fifth-grade basketball team members took place again last week as a major fundraiser for fourth grade AIS teacher ...