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Lesson on foreclosure and tax collection

DEAR EDITOR: This is a response to Mr. Lee Arent’s letter published on Nov. 15, 2025. Mr. Arent lacks a basic understanding of the tax collection and foreclosure process. I have never stated I am waiting for a two-year period before taking action on the matter of the Southern Park Mall because there is no action I can legally take. There is nothing “usual or customary” about it. Ohio Revised Code directs me to publish twice a year a list of all property tax payers delinquent in the most recent collection period. This I have done. These lists include only those delinquent in the ...

Don’t fall for Trump’s bait and switch tactics

DEAR EDITOR: Trump (or his MAGA handlers) is brilliant. He now wants the House and Senate Republicans to vote for releasing the Epstein documents to give them cover in the hopes of keeping the House and Senate in 2026. Trump says he will even sign it. Then, after the vote, Trump’s DOJ will announce that, as much as it would like to, it just cannot release the files because of an ongoing investigation into involvement of certain Democrats with Epstein. No Republicans — just Democrats. Absolutely brilliant. Trump is an absolutely amoral, self-dealing, lying, cheating, hypocrite for ...

Who will pay the bill for the new JEDD?

DEAR EDITOR: The recently passed Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) between Champion and Warren was lauded as mutually beneficial to each location, but who pays the bill? Officials in Warren will claim that if the hospital wants to use the city’s water and sewer, the tax is justified. A distinction that needs to be drawn is between general fund and enterprise departments. When citizens or corporations pay a bill based upon usage, such as for water, sanitation, and waste water, they are in the category of enterprise. The 2.5% tax is paid regardless of usage. The employees at ...

What conservatives really want for US

DEAR EDITOR: Conservatives are using a bait-and-switch game to hide their long game from us. House Speaker Mike Johnson called the representatives back into Washington, and they met briefly. After they parted, the news anchors told us what was going on. The Democrats would give in if the Republicans agreed to have a vote on the ACA subsidies by year’s end. The Democrats would not approve the budget without that vote, and Speaker Johnson said they would get one. Then a new face appeared on the screen. This person reported that the Republicans would agree to the vote before the end of ...

Natural gas helping Ohioans stay warm

DEAR EDITOR: With the cold front coming in and temperatures dropping quickly across the state, Ohioans need reliable and affordable energy to stay warm. Our state’s essential natural gas provides the dependable power for furnaces and heat pumps. With over 63% of Ohio residents relying on it for home heating, natural gas is the most dependable energy source for keeping families safe and warm through the holidays. The state benefits from a reliable supply, thanks to production in the Shale Crescent region. The Shale Crescent region, encompassing Ohio, Pennsylvania and West ...

Amy Acton brings hope to Ohioans

DEAR EDITOR: There is hope for Ohio right now. Our hope comes in the emerging leadership of Dr. Amy Acton, who is campaigning to be our next governor. She has pulled even in the polls for Ohio’s next governor running against a billionaire who, along with his buddy Elon Musk, destroyed hundreds of thousands of lives through his work on DOGE only to quit that job to become the frontrunner for the Republicans in the race for governor. Then there is Dr. Acton. Living in 18 places in a 12-year period of her life, including in a tent in Youngstown one winter, and rising out of ...