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There should be no mining in national parks DEAR EDITOR: It is colossally ignorant, stupid, moronic, idiotic and corrupt to allow mining in the national parks. These parks are stunning beauties where our tribal natives have gifted their culture and history to preserve and enjoy, learn and teach future generations. This bulldozing, all done before most even knew it was happening, is desecrating these parks purely to allow mining. Trump has taken these lands with no permission, over a million acres in these parks, stunning examples of nature in its purest form. We shouldn’t be ...

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After saying he’s leaving Warren for a job in New York in January how is Todd Johnson still on Warren City Council? Is it the money that he makes or the healthcare that he voted to give council three years ago? Why does he think it’s OK to represent Warren people when he’s leaving town? Why are his residents happy that he’s still sitting there when he’s got one foot out the door? Bye, Todd! Time to get a council member who wants to be in Warren in that seat. — Warren The national news media refers to the battle to control the Democratic Party as a fight between moderates ...

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Lying should not be a good look for a US president DEAR EDITOR: All politicians lie. That’s not a new concept, and whether it is true or not doesn’t matter when too many people accept it as fact. The Trump era has brought us to a tipping point: Since lying is ubiquitous, it must not be wrong. This is dangerous territory for a democracy. I’ve known hundreds of politicians, and I’m sure some, maybe even many, lied. Sometimes, I could tell if they were lying; sometimes I figured it out later through fact checking. But I never knew anyone who lied the way President Trump does. ...

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Status of Warren- inadequate hospital availability, understaffed current hospital, empty storefronts, empty YMCA, deteriorating closed hospital, lack of incoming medical personnel, minimum wage jobs, overpaid council members, overgrown lawns and lots, etc. Good job, Mayor Franklin! Good job, City Council! And you expect quality young people to move into Warren? Dream on! — Warren When are the Republicans going to decide to help Americans with food, gas, rent, everyday expenses and health insurance? Is it when few have health insurance, the sick lay dying, and more and more are ...

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An inside look at what Mike Hovis is all about DEAR EDITOR: Let me tell you a little about who we are. I grew up as a Teamster’s daughter. Michael grew up as a steelworker’s son. Our parents worked hard just to make ends meet. We weren’t handed anything. We struggled. We did without. We learned not to ask for what wasn’t ours. We learned that if you wanted something, you worked for it. So please … don’t judge us without knowing our story. We know what it’s like to start at the bottom. We know what it means to worry about paying bills, to sacrifice, and to ...

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DJT has many forks in the road concerning his Iranian war. He continues to take the wrong ones. Secretary of War Pete (Hegseth), along with DJT, keeps wasting billions of dollars, killing our soldiers and alienating our global allies. His bombing of bridges and the desalinating plants will bring war crime penalties. I hope they end up in the Hague. Why do we continue to get involved in wars? Is it too much testosterone? We need more women in government decision-making. — Southington Our leader in Washington has quite the conundrum. Should he follow orders from Saudi Arabia and stop ...