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Letters to the Editor

Music student soured with YSU leadership

DEAR EDITOR: I am Miya DeBolt, a Youngstown State University honors college freshman flutist from Cleveland. I came to YSU expecting an uninterrupted education at Dana School of Music. Boasting the top music professors in the country and hearing hype about the university from my high school ...

It’s time for the OHSAA to change

DEAR EDITOR: Wake up people. It is time everyone — school officials, coaches and all fans — put a stop to the OHSAA. I just learned over the past few days that they have allowed certain seeded teams in basketball to pick their first opponent for the sectionals. What is this all ...

Smoking remains significant risk

DEAR EDITOR: I am writing to illuminate the issue of smoking / tobacco addiction in our community and to advocate for increased support in “smoking cessation” or quitting. Smoking is a significant public health problem, and it’s important that we take action to help people quit this ...

The Midwest deserves your protection, too

DEAR EDITOR: “We do not have to sacrifice people to have a prosperous and booming economy.” This recent important statement from Michael Regan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator, should have come with the disclaimer “unless, of course, you live in East ...

Should you, would you, hire that person?

DEAR EDITOR: As an occupational regulatory consultant, I am often asked if an employer can or should hire someone with a criminal record. As an employer, you do have the right to question and see an individual’s criminal record before hiring them, with some limitations. The decision to ...

Total solar eclipse is worth the hype

DEAR EDITOR: I had never seen a total solar eclipse until one crossed through my hometown in 2017. Even when thousands of people started flocking to our rural patch of prairie from all over the world, I just knew it was overhyped. It wasn’t. I went from not being sure I would cross the ...