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Dawn Zinni-Hanni has failed to secure and operate the Trumbull County Recorder’s Office. The computers have been shut down and she has limited access to records. This never happened when we had a real recorder, Tod Latell. Dawn can’t be even found in the office most of the time. She needs to admit that she lives in Mahoning County. — Vienna ODOT has created a mess in Howland. Exiting off westbound 82 to southbound 46 is worse now. Traffic backs up worse than it ever did. — Niles According to Ursuline’s response to the latest allegations, “Ursuline’s administration was ...

Be thankful every day, not just on one day

DEAR EDITOR: There is so much chaos in this world. Wars and rumors of wars, people are starving and dying. The Republicans are against the Democrats and vice versa. Prejudice is on the rise. The rich are getting richer and the poor are left struggling. Homelessness is on the rise .. Hunger is prevalent all over the world, even in some parts of the United States There are more people out holding signs that say “that they would work for food.” So much discord and calamity. So much heartache. So what should we be thankful for? We should be glad that we woke up this morning ...

NYC’s trouble will spread quickly

DEAR EDITOR: We’ve got trouble in New York City; it starts with an M and his name is Mamdani, (Zohran Mamdani). Don’t bring your socialist-communist ideology to my city or state. Unless you know what this is like or have a relative who has or still lives under this kind of regime. Those in New York City will find out — and soon across America, their tentacles are already here. Hitler started with the “Youth Group,” his ideology was to turn against the Jewish people, the infirm and the disabled — for they were of no use to him. He did away with them. So now it starts ...

Promises, promises again from Trump

DEAR EDITOR: Trump promises $2,000 payments to most Americans during Sunday morning Truth Social posting spree. Source: Independent. President Donald Trump promised to pay almost all Americans $2,000 as he touts his tariff plan in a Truth Social posting spree. As part of his multi-post rant touting tariffs, the president promised: “A dividend of at least $2,000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone.” It’s not immediately clear when that payment would come or who qualifies as “high income.” The president mentioned no other details about the ...

Bring back the great American toothpick

Bring back the great American toothpick DEAR EDITOR: There are many unjust aspects of our society, and not least of which is the lack of publicly available toothpicks, particularly in restaurants. Patrons are provided all other necessities to enjoy a meal. Therefore, it is baffling to me as to why an essential aspect of any meal, the toothpick, is very rarely provided in restaurants anymore. I would venture to guess that most of us would use a toothpick at a restaurant more regularly than we would a spoon; most situations do not require a spoon, which is generally only utilized ...

Mamdani cartoon was over the line

DEAR EDITOR: The “Gone Mad” political cartoon was quite offensive on several levels. Besides the intended racist undertones, there is the accepted understanding that since his endorsed candidate lost, Trump wishes the millions of Americans in New York will just “Drop Dead.” Probably the most insulting aspect, though, is the typical Republican response of resulting to name-calling when things don’t go their way. (“Idiots Elect Mamdani Mayor”) Mamdani ran his campaign on lowering the cost of living and even if he fails to do so, that just makes him like Trump. At ...