DEAR EDITOR: I want to get a shout out and a heartfelt “thank you” to The Center for Progressive Dentistry in Cortland! They had a free clinic for veterans on Saturday, Nov. 8. It was a blessing to have some work done. God bless you! ARCH McCUNE Vienna

DEAR EDITOR: The Diocese of Youngstown’s (Bishop Bonnar’s) new ban on funeral visitations inside church buildings, effective Dec. 1, 2025, is being sold as a matter of “decorum” and respect for sacred space. I was raised Catholic, and went to Catholic school from kindergarten through ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...