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Trump is an oligarch who really gets the vibes of the American middle class. What we really need our president to do with our precious tax dollars now is to cut our health care, start wars all over the planet, build the world’s biggest ballroom with real gold on the walls, and finally build a Guinness Book of World Records Triumphal Arch near the Lincoln Memorial. Are we having fun yet? If this fraudster doesn’t get crushed in the midterms, we probably deserve the karma that is coming. — Warren re: Judge Rice: After seeing what Republicans stand for, the last thing I would want ...

Luckier than we know to have Rick Muccio

DEAR EDITOR: After getting a laugh out of Rick Muccio’s great “snow blower” cartoon Monday, I have to take a few minutes to make a long-overdue observation: The readers of The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle are beyond lucky to have a local cartoonist. Even one who is part-time, but especially one with Muccio’s talent. Far larger papers are dropping their cartoonists because cartoonists cost money — and they sometimes ruffle feathers. For the Mahoning Valley to have access to Muccio’s wit, artistry and insight on weekends and occasional weekdays — like Monday — ...

Walz, Frey to blame for chaos in Minneapolis

DEAR EDITOR: I blame the governor, mayor and protesters for the two deaths that occurred in Minneapolis. The governor and the mayor encouraged these protests and the protesters were paid to do the dirty work on their behalf. Who is paying them? I am sure it is George Soros. When President Obama, the “Deporter in Chief of illegals,” was in office, he had the benefit and support of local police to work with ICE agents to get illegals out of Democratic cities. Because Trump is our president, Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey told the police department not to work with ICE. This is ...

ICE has no business being in Ohio

DEAR EDITOR: I am concerned and angry with the interference by ICE goons, as ordered by the president, to deport people in cities including Los Angeles, D.C., Chicago, Minneapolis, and others. ICE might soon visit Springfield, Ohio, to clear out the Haitians who live there peacefully with temporary protected status (TPS). Gov. DeWine says he does not know if they will come, but he will have the Ohio State Patrol to back up the Springfield police and the Clark County Sheriff’s Department to ensure peace. The Haitians came here to flee their crime-ravaged homeland. Once they received ...

Who will help with Obamacare defunded?

DEAR EDITOR: Question No. 1: Now that Congress appears to have defunded Obamacare subsidies for 22 million Americans, can something be done in an organized way to help the sickest among them who face a grim future? Question No 2: Will Congress maintain its focus on the distribution of health care by examining in depth America’s unique employer-paid group health insurance? This scheme is mistakenly assumed by most everyone to be obvious and sound, although it has escaped actual examination by competent institutions for 80 years. In a letter published here in June 2025, I explain ...

GOP is the heart of the real problem in Ohio

DEAR EDITOR: Ohio has had a Republican governor since 2011, the Ohio Senate has been controlled by Republicans since 1985, the Ohio House has been controlled by Republicans since 2011 and the Ohio Supreme Court had a Republican majority for the last 20 years. Are you happy with Ohio’s sales tax, income tax, property taxes, roads, bridges, schools, social support network, growth and the cost of groceries? We are paying more in local taxes but they are sent to the state, where they keep the majority and are sitting on a surplus “rainy day fund” while giving less back to our ...