USW 1375 members helped propel Tim Ryan into Congress. Where was Ryan when RG Steel closed, when its 100-year steel operation ended here? Ryan had moved on; he was at a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Youngstown Incubator. He forgot the people who needed him. Steel workers feel bad for GM ...

DEAR EDITOR: Money is being needlessly removed from your wallet daily, and it is being done under a legal contract filed with the state of Ohio. It is being done through street lighting. Over the last 30 years, radical changes in lighting have resulted in new LED lights that use 70 percent ...

DEAR EDITOR: I have been following the race for Warren Law Director. It seems today's politics is full of half-truths and misrepresentations, and this year is worse than ever. Enzo Cantalamessa is spending an excessive amount of money to try to get the job, even though he has no municipal ...

DEAR EDITOR: I have known Enzo Cantalamessa and his family for more than 25 years. In that time, I have found him to be one of the hardest workers I've ever known. He is an excellent father to his children, devoted husband to his wife and deeply committed to the city of Warren and its ...

DEAR EDITOR: Bud McKelvey writes what a tough time it is for American workers. What should we do? Buy wood for picket signs or guns for revolutions? Neither is effective for us nonviolent people. There must be a better way. D.J. NEYHART Berkeley, Calif.

DEAR EDITOR: On behalf of Warren Mayor Doug Franklin, his administration and citizens, I write to voice opposition to House Bill 6. Warren, a middle-class community of about 41,000, is located approximately 50 minutes south of the Perry nuclear plant. Warren has been hit hard by loss of ...

DEAR EDITOR: Warren Safety-Service Director Enzo Cantalamessa is out of his league running for Warren law director. He needs to be concerned with his job at hand and do a better job for our community. Period. MICHAEL D’AMORE Warren

DEAR EDITOR: I have read several misstatements in the Tribune Chronicle and on social media regarding Niles City School Anthem Blue Cross health plan. I am a proud graduate of Niles City Schools and president / broker of the Association Group Insurance Agency Inc. Our agency was the agent of ...

DEAR EDITOR: This is in response to Ron Selak’s April 23 article in which Bill Siderewicz compared nuclear power to Netflix and Blockbuster. I’m not a nuclear engineer, but even I can recognize how crazy it is to compare Ohio’s power grid to an online video service. I support keeping ...

DEAR EDITOR: This is the conclusion of the Mueller report released April 18: “Because we determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment, we did not draw ultimate conclusions about the President’s conduct. The evidence we obtained about the President’s actions and intent ...

DEAR EDITOR: Not all presidents have had everybody agree with them. However, every one of them helped mold us into the nation we have become. Remember, as a nation, we have the freedom to select our next leader. The advantage, our leaders must be voted on and have limited terms. They are not ...

DEAR EDITOR: I enjoyed the Feb. 25 Tribune Chronicle editorial: “More than 100 local homeless way too many.” I want to follow up with more information regarding a local housing program for homeless veterans. Veteran’s Haven is a transitional housing program located at TMHA’s ...

Liberty trustees are asking for input from residents for “branding” ideas for the township. Liberty is already branded as the township with the highest tax rate. Everybody knows this. If they want to re-brand with a more positive aspect for the township, then first correct the negative. ...

Feral pigs (or wild boar) — the most aggressive animal on the ranch, as advertised by the Candy Wood Whitetail “preserve.” Only two wild boar two weeks ago and 22 just last week? They breed, producing up to 12 offspring within 116 days. “Humanely euthanized,” according to news ...

DEAR EDITOR: When I taught my dog to sit, I said sit. It took two times. When I told my children with a stern voice “No,” it meant no. No that took one time. What word would the Niles Board of Education understand, that 69 percent of voters said no to raising our taxes to pay for ...

DEAR EDITOR: The April 8, 2019, Tribune Chronicle’s front page headline “Democrats may need to court white men” certainly did its job. It grabbed my attention. The headlined article by the Associated Press discussed how the Democrats are working to find a candidate who could cut deep ...

DEAR EDITOR: According to U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, the best political move he made was to run against Nancy Pelosi. That is probably the only thing he has done in Congress. Let’s ask him how he feels about a border wall and illegal immigration. Remember, he was the one fighting for the store ...

DEAR EDITOR: It amazes me how so many people who are intelligent in many ways are also ignorant in understanding the types of capitalism, socialism and communism. Many think Socialism is the same as Communism. It is not. Many think Socialism and Democratic Socialism are the same, but they ...

In defense of the staff at the Warren Public Library: According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage, “Have will do perfectly well in writing that avoids the natural rhythms of speech. But in speech, or prose that resembles speech, you will probably want have got.” — ...

DEAR EDITOR: Tim Ryan is running on coming together, but he starts off his campaign by stating that President Donald Trump has done nothing. Here are some quotes Tim has made. “I’m a progressive who knows how to talk to working-class people, and I know how to get elected in ...