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Here comes the sun: Why not make DST permanent in US?

Editorials

Spring doesn’t officially begin until March 20, but the combination of unseasonably mild temperatures and the annual “spring forward” of clocks this weekend seemed to signal that better days are ahead. Longer days, too. Daylight Saving Time means less light in the morning, but more in the evening. It aligns with the annual feeling of renewal that comes with spring — especially this year after one of the worst winters in recent northeastern Ohio history. That doesn’t mean we’re finished with cold weather or even snow, but there is more and more light at the end of the ...

Time to rethink propriety of gender transition for children

Editorials

Within the past few weeks, two major medical groups — the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Medical Association — have issued statements recommending against gender-affirming surgeries on minors. This is a break from the past few years, when all the relevant medical societies endorsed these treatments. It comes on the heels of the first verdict in favor of a detransitioned woman who underwent a double mastectomy at age 16. As with nearly everything in modern life, this issue has been tainted by politics. The Trump administration, with its characteristic ...

Hypocrite leftists strike again

Editorials

There is a particular kind of intellectual dishonesty that masquerades as principle and the American left has perfected it. It goes by either “international law” or “norms.” These phrases are invoked with religious fervor whenever the United States or one of its allies takes action in the world. They are conveniently forgotten whenever the enemies of civilization act. Watch the pattern long enough and the conclusion becomes unavoidable. The left’s commitment to international law is not a commitment at all. It is a weapon — one designed with the West in mind and aimed ...

Trump fulfills his promise

Editorials

If you wanted to look at it this way, President Trump is keeping his promise to end wars by taking out an Iranian regime that has made war on us and underwritten terrorism throughout the Middle East and the world since its 1979 revolution. In killing Iran’s top leadership, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and 40 others, President Trump has done what no other American president would do. People with Iranian heritage took to the streets across America to celebrate and praise U.S. and Israeli forces. Isn’t it nice to see pro-American demonstrators for a change? The usual suspects, ...

MV Freedom Fighters show hope is still alive

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: In a time when politics feels like blood sport rather than public service, two recent events in the Youngstown area offered something rare: Hope. On Sunday, Feb. 22, the Mahoning Valley Freedom Fighters (MVFF), hosted a Congressional Candidate Forum for the OH-6 race at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown. Four Democratic candidates showed up. They answered hard questions, listened respectfully, and treated those in attendance like adults capable of nuance and serious thought. Then, on Sunday, March 1, in that same space, MVFF hosted a workshop on ...

It’s time for Americans to come together

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: To all the Trump haters and supporters, it is clear we must come together and work out a plan for survival. Just one positive and completed benefit for everyday Americans would be a start. We must stop all this hate, chaos and destruction and come together to prove that we have a reason to celebrate 250 years of [our country’s] survival. DONNA NASSER Sharon, Pa.