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Easter orchids

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ORCHID: To Flying High Inc., a Mahoning Valley nonprofit focusing on workforce development, for its Adopt-A-Bed fundraiser that has potential to cultivate lasting rewards on two fronts. First, participants in the program at the Mahoning Valley Greenhouse in Mineral Ridge learn critical agricultural skills in raising healthy vegetable plants. Second, once the vegetables are fully grown, Flying High will use its mobile market to distribute the healthy food to pantries and underserved food deserts in the Valley. For all those wishing to see this program grow by adopting one of the limited ...

Trump’s report card is not impressive

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: As of this writing, the current president has been in office for one year and two months; time to apply a written evaluation, aka a report card. For the sake of this discussion, let’s take his promises during the campaign as his chosen subjects and his goals as the rating objective; here we go: Ukrainian War: End it in one day. Without the need for explanation. Grade: F Drill, Baby, Drill: This would ensure readily available, cheap gasoline for us all. Grade: F No New Wars: Joint Israeli military campaign against Iran. Grade: F End Inflation: 2.4% ...

Dems be warned: Trump knows your weak spots

Editorials

Sure, the “No Kings” marches drew millions rightly protesting Donald Trump’s assaults on our democratic institutions. But Democrats must dig deeper and ask how Trump could actually win another term after trying to overturn the 2020 election results with a violent attack on the Capitol. It wasn’t as though most Americans adored him. Gallup’s approval rating for Trump on election eve was a sad 46%. Trump carried the 2024 vote by playing the Democrats on three issues that aggravate even moderate Americans. They are open borders, the demonization of law enforcement and racial, ...

Tired of Trump putting Americans in unnecessary danger

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: Let’s face it … (in my eyes) Trump is a lousy, even dangerous president. I am well aware he has many followers with their own reasons for voting for him and I can respect that, but for myself I still say he is dangerous. His criticisms of anyone crossing him puts them in the crosshairs of unstable people who could do massive harm. And, there are many people willing to do his bidding. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court himself has come out with a statement actually naming Trump, saying that what he says has put many in danger, the federal judiciary and ...

It’s time to end antiquated property tax in our state

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: I am writing as a concerned resident of Ohio to advocate for the abolition of the property tax. This antiquated tax serves not only as a heavy burden on responsible homeowners but also perpetuates a destructive cycle of substandard housing and criminal activity within our counties. The process is straightforward: when property owners fall behind on their tax obligations, the county forecloses and auctions the properties at significantly reduced prices. These auctions frequently attract slumlords who purchase the homes at a fraction of their value, perform minimal ...

Feeling a little bit of nostalgia for a bad habit

Editorials

I miss smoking. There. I’ve said it. Now, I don’t miss it enough to go out and buy a $17 pack of cigarettes — which is apparently the lunatic price these days — and sit down and smoke them, but I certainly miss it enough to hope that if I’m ever on a plane that’s about to go down in a fiery ball the Bermuda Triangle, some kind soul on board will have, and agree to bum me, a square. God help me if the only combustible on offer is a vape, which won’t precisely do the trick. I don’t blame anyone who’s trying to preserve their health, however dubious the method, ...