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Brenda J. Linert

Believe it or not, it’s that time again

A co-worker recently posted a photo on Facebook depicting the Christmas displays at a local home improvement store. With it, he offered a simple one-word caption. “Really?” Yes, Christmas decor is a bit premature, but what isn’t premature is the arrival of autumn about 10 days ago. ...

Our error doesn’t change our position

An editorial that appeared on last Sunday’s Opinion page called on local school districts to consider consolidating administrations to help save hundreds of thousands of dollars countywide. The concept of regionalization and consolidation among Mahoning Valley school districts is one that ...

‘First they came for the journalists’

This month marks four years since the Tribune Chronicle took over publication of The Vindicator after its previous owners announced the operation would cease. At the time, The Vindicator’s former owners said the decision to shutter the Mahoning County-based newspaper came after operating ...

My memories of the days following Sept. 11

My son, who was 3 years old on Sept. 11, 2001, recently has been very engaged in the Netflix series “Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror.” The documentaries were released in 2021, and, as expected, trend in September. After watching an episode last week, he asked me if I remembered ...

There is so much to learn from AI flub

“Is ‘AI’ good or bad? Depends on who you ask” was the headline on my April 16 column here. Right now, I suspect there are some Columbus newspaper readers not calling it “good.” Advances in artificial intelligence, or AI, continue, and new forms known as “Generative AI” are ...

Staffer has surreal role in bringing sci-fi to Warren

“Surreal” is how Trumbull County Historical Society Executive Director Meghan Reed described the donation of some 500 science fiction movie props to her organization by Warren native John Zabrucky of Los Angeles. I had a similar reaction several months ago when our newspaper’s ...