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Trump suffers from a failure to execute

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: Donald Trump has great bumper sticker ideas. Secure our borders, election integrity, lower taxes, transparency. The problem is he is incapable of properly executing any of them as policy. It’s difficult to have a sovereign nation without secure borders. However, sending under-trained, incompetent, unidentifiable, armed thugs to cities governed by Democrats to arrest, and invade without legitimate reason or warrant using unnecessary roughness is not helpful and possibly illegal. If half of ICE funding were spent on enough immigration courts to handle immigrants seeking ...

The real cost of Trump’s war for Americans

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: Trump attacks Iran, you pay. A $100,000 retirement fund invested to mirror the S&P 500 has lost $5,000 since Trump’s attack. If you had $200,000 invested you’ve lost $10,000 ... in 3 weeks. But wait, there’s more. The Pentagon wants a fresh $200 BILLION to keep fighting Trump’s war. That’s money you’ll be paying. Hold on, we’re not finished. Gas is up 30+%. So if you drive 1,000 miles a month and buy 30 gallons of gas, that’s about $30 more a month or $360 a year — more if you drive more or get under 33 miles a gallon. BILL ADAMS Austintown

Donald Trump has made America unrecognizable

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: Star Parker doesn’t get it. She thinks everything is political. It is not that Democrats don’t love the United States, we just don’t recognize it any more. Can you imagine Eisenhower or Kennedy hawking gold shoes or Bibles for sale on TV or selling them in the White House? None of the other presidents destroyed part of “the People’s House” to make it look like a gaudy casino. Don’t let him destroy the Kennedy Center! Did you have to hustle your kids out of the room when other presidents were on TV because they were making crude remarks about disabled people ...

Put bill to rein in animal abusers on the fast track

Editorials

Advocates of tougher penalties for companion animal owners who willingly and negligently allow their pets to viciously attack others have had reason to cheer this month. As of March 20, Avery’s Law became the law of the land in the Buckeye State after sailing through both chambers of the state Legislature with rapid-fire speed. It did so with good reason as its primary provisions drew bipartisan support and unanimous votes in both the state House and Senate. In essence, the law imposes much more severe criminal penalties against negligent owners, authorizes immediate dog seizures ...

Sending in the clowns

Editorials

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 taxes. Proof of this axiom comes from the IRS and its publication of the latest (2023) migration numbers. Unleash Prosperity, which touts its mission to “educate policy makers and the public about government policies that have been proven, in practice, to maximize economic growth and equitable prosperity ...

Trump’s policies have us headed to the poor house

Editorials

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 County seeking funds to replace a bridge! Trump’s leadership is putting us all in the poor house! Did I mention the cost of groceries or housing? STEVE SOLAK Youngstown