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Letters to the Editor

What happens under the power of a lie

DEAR EDITOR: I understand, not easily accepted, evasive, disinformation, fabricated, inaccuracy … whatever term you wish, feel free to do so … but it comes down to being a lie. Why do some individuals lie, and continue to lie, even when the facts prove differently? It depends on ...

Vance, Johnson: Two politically scary clones

DEAR EDITOR: Just read their books, Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy” and Johnson’s “Raising Fathers” … identical political journeys while both chased, but apparently never resolved, existential answers to their respective traumatic childhoods. But another time for that. For the ...

Ours is a country without a president

DEAR EDITOR: Is our country without a president? For some time now we have seen our nation with one in the Oval Office demonstrating a progressive mental deterioration. His actual prognosis has not been disclosed, although calls for such have been longstanding. Except for those in an, ...

Clear the reputation Father Michael Swierz

DEAR EDITOR: In a previous letter to the editor, I questioned the recent handling by the Youngstown Diocese of an incident that involved a young priest, the Rev. Michael Swierz that occurred in the late 1980s while he served at St. Rose Parish in Girard. This past June 23-24, a letter from ...

In Camelot those are the legal laws

DEAR EDITOR: Without further ado, I would like to thank President Joe Biden for his wise decision to step aside, passing the baton of the candidacy for Commander-in-Chief to the invigorating vice president, Kamala Harris, though it fell in line as Hobson’s choice. Being president she will ...

Meet the Trump team: It’s full of convicts

DEAR EDITOR: Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon: Convicted felon. Trump’s campaign chair, Paul Manafort: Convicted felon Trump’s National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn: Convicted felon Trump’s adviser, Roger Stone: Convicted felon Trump’s longtime bookkeeper, Allen ...