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We fired Frenchko and Cantalamessa in the last election; now it’s time for a clean sweep. Reckless and irresponsible Denny Malloy must go. He wastefully spent $38 million in a feeble attempt to buy votes, while neglecting our own county infrastructure. He raised our water rates in Howland by 80%, while making no effort to trim costs. He tried to bully our MetroParks board by threatening funding cuts. The state of Ohio FIRED Denny, now it’s time for Trumbull County to do the same. — Warren I’m 74 years old and when I stop at my local convenience store to buy a pack of beer, ...

Libraries offer services vital to communities

DEAR EDITOR: Public libraries succeed because they remain closely connected to the communities they serve. For over one hundred years, the public library has been the centerpiece of Niles, connecting people to one another and to the ideas of the past, present and future. At McKinley Memorial Library, our services are shaped by local needs — whether that means free Wi-Fi access, technology assistance, meeting space or lifelong learning opportunities. For many people in Niles, the library is the only free public space offering reliable internet, technology access and professional ...

Trump is cleaning up the messes of others

DEAR EDITOR: First, Barack Obama gave Ukraine sheets and blankets, not ammo, to fight Russia and Russia took Crimea — it was war and still is. Joe Biden came into office and would not dictate terms with Russia or negotiate about Crimea, and Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, made a profit from the board of Burisma. Ukraine will never get back what Russia seized; it’s too late.So President Trump is trying to go for peace and divide the country as it is now. As for Greenland, there was a man with a medical emergency there and Trump offered to send a medical ship to help — they ...

Reject the SAVE Act to save our democracy

DEAR EDITOR: What’s in a word? We all know that words can be used to help us or hurt us. Words can even save us sometimes. The word save is an especially important word. It is loaded. The acronym SAVE which stands for Safeguard American Voter Eligibility is especially loaded. President Trump has demanded Congress pass the SAVE Act that would require voters to present hard copy proof of citizenship in order to register and/or vote and also to mandate that all absentee ballots be received by voting day. These SAVE bills are being enacted presumably to prevent voters from voting ...

Strike on Iran was a necessary move

DEAR EDITOR: I would remind my fellow Americans of the devastating hurt caused by the terrorists who attacked us on 9/11. One can only imagine the thousands of American lives we could have saved if we destroyed the terrorist encampments when first discovered in Afghanistan. As one who served at the Pentagon and in the Middle East during 9/11, I know all too well the carnage rogue nations like Iran can cause if left unchecked. Iran operates the Middle East’s largest arsenal of ballistic and cruise missiles, with capabilities to send its missiles distances of 1,500 miles. Although ...

Rulli floats another bad bill for Trump

DEAR EDITOR: You would think U.S. Rep. Mike Rulli might know a thing or two about grocery stores and might have ideas on how the government can help bring down the cost of goods. I guess you would be wrong or maybe he is too busy buttering up to Trump. To date, no bills sponsored by Rulli have even been designed to help Ohioans. In fact, they place restrictions on Ohio citizens and are only designed to please Trump. Perhaps Mike is thinking ahead to his next job? STEVE SOLAK Youngstown