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Editorials

Publicly funded ads for Congress unfair, must stop

At election time — and always, really — the playing fields must be fair and balanced among all political candidates. That’s why all Americans should be appalled at an option that allows incumbent members of Congress to use tax dollars to advertise and promote their congressional ...

Orchids and onions

ORCHID: To the Butts Family Museum in Fowler Center, which reopened this year following a two-year COVID-19 hiatus. Orchid also goes to the Fowler Historical Society, which showcases many local historic items in the museum. The preservation of local history always is vitally important, and we ...

Sound off!

Visiting Judge Mark Frost dismissed the case against Trumbull County Commissioner Niki Frenchko. Finally — a voice of logic and sense! Why take up time in the courts over something like this? I believe that entire arrest scenario was planned, plotted and construed. The good ol’ boys club ...

Unclaimed funds returned to Ohio owners

Ever do a load of laundry and notice a few shiny coins at the bottom of the washing machine, then exclaim “Finders, keepers?” It’s hard to resist, isn’t it? Fortunately, the folks at the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Unclaimed Funds don’t employ the same philosophy. In ...

‘Gotcha’ moment embarrassment for all 3 officials

The “gotcha” moment that Trumbull County Commissioner Niki Frenchko used in her attempt to prove a point about her fellow commissioners’ careless approach to signing official public documents was childish and inappropriate. Then again, despite the means she used to get there, the point ...

Be informed on drinking dangers as college restarts

As students return to college campuses for the semester, the timing could not be more perfect for the sentencing of Troy Henricksen and Jacob Krinn on charges related to the hazing death of 20-year-old Stone Foltz in March 2021. Henricksen, 24, of Grove City, Ohio, and Krinn, 21, of Delaware, ...