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How much more can one mother possibly endure after the murder of her 12-year-old son, Gov. DeWine? Danny Lee Hill tortured Raymond Fife and listened to him cry for his mother with no remorse. You issued a reprieve, with no conscience, and a new 2029 execution date while us taxpayers pay for this ignorant murderer! God bless Miriam Fife and her family! Enough is enough!! It’s time to put an end to Danny Lee Hill! — Warren Between Trump’s corruptly handpicked DOJ, his army of masked MAGA militia pretending to be ICE law enforcement and endless attempts to stop the midterms and run ...

U.S. already has Greenland treaty

DEAR EDITOR: President Donald J. Trump’s infantile obsession with seizing Greenland is completely irrational. The existing 1949 treaty between the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark already provides for “...establishing and / or operating such defense areas [military bases]...(for) defense of Greenland and the rest of the North Atlantic Treaty area.” Further, the U.S. is specifically granted in the treaty full access to the air spaces and waters adjacent to Greenland, without compensation to Denmark. In the ensuing years, we have maintained military bases in Greenland as ...

There are too many RINOs in Ohio

DEAR EDITOR: Here we go again with our RINO governor protecting the illegals in Columbus. How much fraudulent money did these illegals get? Our governor does not want them deported because it will cause unemployment. This is the Dems’ way of wanting illegals here. If they were deported, then Americans could have the jobs. We now know Youngstown and Mahoning County are sanctuary cities and counties. The Dems want illegals and will do everything they can to keep them. ICE needs to come to Mahoning County and Columbus to deport the illegals. Our GOP needs to take heed of who they ...

Congress should defund ICE now

DEAR EDITOR: In the past year, I’ve been present at a number of political protests in the Valley, all of them peaceful. Protesters and-protesters have both acted in a non-confrontational and civil manner, allowing everyone to express their views and be counted. Importantly, local police have also shown up and done their jobs admirably. I never felt threatened or intimidated by the law enforcement presence around these events. In Minneapolis right now, the story is different, but it’s not because the protests are different in nature. People all over the country want their voices to ...

Support the symphony and all Valley treasures

DEAR EDITOR: Last evening my wife and I attended the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra concert, Fantastique. It was played at the Stambaugh Auditorium, and it was magnificent! If you weren’t there, you missed an event that was entertaining and warmed a very cold winter’s night. It was the welcoming concert for our symphony’s new music director, Erik Ochsner. He is vibrant, warm and very dynamic. You can sense how much he loves working with music, how much he appreciates our Mahoning Valley area and the terrific musicians that make up our very own YSO. Look at our wonderful area ...

Support HB 364: Heart-healthy step

DEAR EDITOR: As a member of the State Advocacy Committee for the American Heart Association, I have seen how heart disease and stroke touch nearly every family in our state. While many factors influence our cardiovascular health, one of the most significant — and often overlooked — is sodium intake. Most people are surprised to learn that over 70% of the sodium we consume doesn’t come from the salt shaker on our table; it comes from processed and restaurant foods. Even “”healthy”-looking options can contain more than a full day’s worth of sodium in a single sitting. ...