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Opinion

Why are Mahoning Valley leaders letting MCP die?

DEAR EDITOR: My heart hurts, and I feel so depressed about the world and all that is happening. We have our beautiful deer being made a mockery of by the underground that runs the Mahoning Valley. We can’t do a thing; we are only the owners and taxpayers. Some politicians join our group ...

Go blue Sunday to join the war on human trafficking

On your travels Sunday to worship, to dine, to shop or to view the latest action thriller, do not be surprised if you find yourself surrounded in a sea of blue. Be proud. That’s because Sunday, as designated by state, national and international bodies, is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. ...

Sound off!

Your 1/5/25 publishing of “Ohio congressional reaction”—all Republicans—to the Maduro kidnapping is interesting. It illuminates the gerrymandered, voter-suppressed electorate of Ohio. The four quoted, Husted, Moreno, Joyce and Rulli, are all in lock-step with the Fuehrer. At least our ...

Let’s make the members of Congress do their jobs

DEAR EDITOR: Now comes the new year dragging behind it all the problems of past years to bedevil the hopes of millions of citizens. The millstones round our necks might be removed by Americans raising Cain with Congress to grow spine enough to recover its Constitutionally authorized powers. ...

An old and a new year

“What’s past is prologue” wrote William Shakespeare in “The Tempest,” a thought profound enough to be engraved on the National Archives building in Washington. As America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, a blip on history’s ledger compared to many other nations, we ...

There are times to put down cellphones

The year opened with what could be one of the most horrifying videos of 2026. At 1:30 a.m. in a basement bar at a Swiss ski resort, flames started dancing on the ceiling. Instead of rushing upstairs to flee the room, many celebrants lifted their cellphones toward the blaze, eager to record the ...