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Shame on Britain for bailing out possible terrorists

President Trump says he was “surprised” ==that Britain released five suspected terrorists on bail. The suspects were arrested after a farmer saw the masked men and several vans 100 yards from a British air base the U.S. has used to conduct bombing runs on Iran. British authorities said tests on the vehicles did not reveal any “viable explosives.” Maybe not, but such suspicious behavior might have been a test run ahead of an attack on the base. Predictably, Iran, which has threatened to retaliate against any nation aligning itself with the U.S. attacks, has denied any ...

Why is job growth slowing in Ohio?

A new analysis shows that while Ohio officials have a little reason to be proud of relatively low unemployment rates, the bigger picture is disturbing. Job growth is slowing to a crawl. Policy Matters Ohio reports one reason for slowed job growth alongside low unemployment is that employers are more cautious about hiring. Nationwide, there is stronger than expected hiring, but Policy Matters researcher Molly Bryden told the Ohio Capital Journal that signals more a recovery from an earlier slowdown than a continued upward trend. And here in the Buckeye State, the number of people ...

MICHAEL RULLI: Ohio manufacturing is back

Manufacturing has long been treated as a bellwether for the broader economy. It underwrites supply chains, sustains communities built around industrial employment and determines whether the United States retains the capacity to produce what it needs without relying on foreign suppliers. By that measure, the recent data out of Ohio is worth taking seriously. Oct. 2 was National Manufacturing Day, a fitting occasion to look at manufacturing returning in a big way to the Buckeye State and what it suggests for the rest of the country. Since President Trump took office, companies have ...

Trump deserves credit for outsmarting Iranians

Iran’s strategy in this war was never complicated. The mullahs believed that if they choked the Strait of Hormuz long enough, Americans would feel it at the gas pump and Washington would lose its nerve before the midterms. Brent crude spiked past $107 per barrel in September, and Iranian-aligned militias sent drones into Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline and shut it down for more than a week. Tehran was betting that pain at the pump would break us before its own economy broke. That bet has failed, and President Donald Trump deserves immense credit for it. Crude exports from the ...

Orchids & onions

ORCHID: To Warren City Councilman Greg Greathouse for his proposed new ordinance that would give preference to local bidders in the awarding of contracts with the city. Greathouse, D-3rd Ward, proposed that the Warren Board of Control award contracts to companies with a presence in Trumbull County if their bid is not more than 5% higher and no more than $20,000 higher than the lowest dollar bid submitted by nonlocal bidders. Though the councilman pulled the proposed legislation from City Council’s most recent meeting for some additional modifications, the move would illustrate the ...

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Elections are coming and there are chances to change this Republican dominance made by those who only “follow and speak” Trump’s rules. WE can help people by voting responsibly. WE can bring our Constitution back to relevance, where rules may actually be adhered to and followed honestly. Please get out and VOTE. PLEASE. — Liberty I totally agree with a Warren reader’s complaint about our Community Amphitheatre’s foul, smoke-filled seating. My family hasn’t attended a concert there for several years after we encountered smoke (cigar, cigarette, pot, vapes) everywhere we ...