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Niki Frenchko's op-ed summed up
how many feel about political climate
DEAR EDITOR:
After reading Niki Frenchko's column in the 10/31-11/1 Tribune Chronicle, I feel compelled to write this. If I were as articulate as she, I would have written that column. Thank you, Niki, for saying so clearly what so many of us feel.
As I write this, the election has not yet occurred. But just as less qualified Republicans were swept into office two years ago because of the general dislike of Kamala Harris, I'm sure that deserving Republicans will be tossed aside this year because of the antipathy toward Donald Trump.
Thank you Ms. Frenchko, from a fellow constitutional and fiscal conservative.
ROBERT LOWE
Girard
Now we can finally begin to dig
ourselves out from Trump's messes
DEAR EDITOR:
You knew he was a convicted felon. You knew he openly mocked and called people names. You knew of his low opinion of women, and about his lying and rampant racism. You knew he was after revenge. You knew he needed the constant spotlight on himself. And yet you twice voted him into office.
So no thanks to you, we will spend YEARS, possibly decades, recovering, our country, our allies, and our reputation, BUT we now have a chance to change the above. We have blacks, an openly gay man, a Native American woman, a Muslim and youth elected. We must NOT attack, we must first work logically and sanely to change the current mess Trump and his policies have made, and worry about investigating AFTER Trump's rule is done.
Healthcare, food, gasoline and our children' s future must be addressed along with climate change and DEI. The Iran war must be stopped. Iranians don't want war anymore than the American people.
We need intelligent immigration laws. We must work together across the aisle with respect, and bring some integrity and graciousness back. We must stop this insane amount of money spent on elections, money well spent elsewhere. And, we must show our youth that these 10 years that shaped so much of their lives can be changed for the better.
There is difficult work ahead, and Americans must remain patient and resilient, and help in their own way, all of which they are capable of.
JEANNE McDERMOTT
Liberty
Larry Larson was a great choice
for new Warren City Council member
DEAR EDITOR:
This is a thank you to Warren City Council members who voted for Larry Larson to be our councilman for the next 14 months. Hopefully, his service will continue for the next several years.
Larry loves the city of Warren and the northwest neighborhood.
Our neighborhood is in need of a good cleanup, and hopefully, with Larry's guidance, cars won't be parked in front yards, junk won't be littering front yards, lawns will be mowed, traffic will slow down for the safety of everyone, and any other mess we see will be taken care of.
We're always told that if you see something, say something. Well, we see and we say and the messes are still there.
Congratulations, Larry. Let's all work together to help him clean up our mess.
GAYLE FERGUSON
Warren
State legislators should enforce
Ohio's fair school funding law
DEAR EDITOR:
I recently attended a meeting (for another candidate) to become more educated on those running. As part of the presentation, state Rep. Lauren McNally gave a detailed and revealing discussion of the current dispute about school funding, taxes and vouchers. I had no idea that charter or nonpublic schools are not held to the same state standards as public schools, and that the dollars the students that opt to attend one of these schools are taken in whole from the students' home district.
The state provides a free and in most cases quality education as part of state law. I have no issue with deciding to send your child to a school that is perhaps more in line with your values, way of thinking , etc. But that should not be mine or the average taxpayer's responsibility. Over a billion dollars as I understand it just last year was transferred out of public education to charter or private schools.
And if you think this is an issue for lower performing or urban districts think again. Boardman and Canfield, they are coming for you.
In addition, private/charter schools can pick and choose their students, refusing those who may need special attention or programs.
Thus their appearance of being higher-performing is skewed.
So if this bothers you as it does me, contact your state legislators and vote for those who support fair and equitable school funding.
As I understand it, the state legislators over a number of years have blatantly ignored the law to enforce this. It's time to enforce the law.
STUART ROTHMAN
Youngstown