DEAR EDITOR: The mission of Disability Rights Ohio (DRO) is to advocate for the human, civil and legal rights of people with disabilities in Ohio. As a nonpartisan, non-profit organization, the soul of our work is rooted in empowering Ohioans with disabilities to make the best choices for ...

DEAR EDITOR: With a Joe Biden win, the thought is chilling that a radical West Coast government will be the model for our central government in D.C., bringing high taxation and ripping our energy sector to shreds. Kamala Harris could become president of the strongest country in the world ...

DEAR EDITOR: Joe Biden is a unifying force. By contrast, the current president uses conflict and division as marketing tools. Our nation is more divided, and the conflict more acute, than at any period in recent history. America needs Joe Biden as its president. Donald Trump lied to us ...

DEAR EDITOR: Donald Trump does not have a new health care plan. He plans to abolish Obamacare because the wealthy gain $40 billion in tax breaks if it’s overturned. To replace it, he claims he has a “concept.” His executive order protecting pre-existing conditions is just a ...

DEAR EDITOR: If you need the government to support you, take care of you, feed you, pay for your medical, pay for your college, then vote for Joe Biden. He will kill the entrepreneurial spirit by taking from the producers and giving to the nonproductive citizens. He will remove your freedoms ...

DEAR EDITOR: I’ve known Dan Polivka for over 30 years. His dedication to the people of Trumbull County is unparalleled. Dan has fought hard to keep the taxes from being increased and looked for ways to do more for the people of Trumbull County with less. One of the things I admire ...

DEAR EDITOR: My two sisters, my brother and I have put up with a lot over the past year from attacks on our mother, Niki Frenchko, based on lies to politically motivated attacks against my little sister. My instinct was to keep quiet and not lower myself to the level of online antagonists ...

DEAR EDITOR: Voting in Trumbull County and counties across Ohio should not be a profile in courage. You should have easy access to voting regardless of how you vote — by mail or in-person — where you live. But as we quickly approach what is unquestionably an election for the ages, none of ...

DEAR EDITOR: There is an invisible force attacking our nation today. There is a rapid breakdown of law and increasing amount of poison spreading through America’s political system. Satan is the one who is bringing our nation down. He is using individuals to destroy the law and government. ...

DEAR EDITOR: This election you will have a choice for Trumbull County coroner. I have compared both candidates for this position. My recommendation is to select Dr. Larry Woods. He is not only an outstanding cardiologist here in our Valley, he also has served in our U.S. Air Force as chief of ...

DEAR EDITOR: In over 29 years of military service mostly at the 910th in Vienna, I served with many extraordinary people. They were Air Force reservists who volunteered to defend our nation when called, leaving families and civilian life to take the fight to our enemy. When I reflect on the ...

DEAR EDITOR: I challenge all candidates for this election cycle to use ethics and good judgment when placing their signs throughout the community. Signs placed at exit ramps, in front of local retail drug stores and on street corners do nothing but tell the public you don’t have enough ...

DEAR EDITOR: Recently we ran into some problems that couldn’t be handled alone. I called Trumbull County Commissioner Dan Polivka and left a message on a Sunday. A return call was expected in a few days. Surprisingly, Dan called back in a few hours. After an explanation, Dan had someone to ...

DEAR EDITOR: Dan Polivka has always supported veteran residents of Trumbull County. When called upon him for help, Dan Polivka always has come through. Whenever asked, his answer always has been, “What can I do to help?” In 2014, when we had outgrown our office, he supported us the ...

DEAR EDITOR: I have been in leadership for over 30 years and am currently an adjunct instructor for a local university, teaching business and human resource management to undergraduate students. I am also a retired senior non-commissioned officer with over 26 years of service in the United ...

DEAR EDITOR: I have had the privilege of serving as your Trumbull County commissioner for over 14 years. I have always put the citizens of Trumbull County above all else. Now Trumbull County is at an important juncture. I firmly believe the decisions we make in the coming years will define ...

DEAR EDITOR: If you owned a restaurant and noticed that business was declining or that the staff was not doing their jobs properly, you would take corrective and constructive measures to turn the situation around. If you noticed that the wrong people were being hired and the food was not up to ...

DEAR EDITOR: I have had the pleasure over the past seven years to work with Newton Falls former Mayor and now 3rd Ward Councilman Lyle Waddell. He has worked vigorously to establish new relationships with key governmental entities. As mayor, he joined the Mahoning River Corridor Mayors ...

DEAR EDITOR: I met Joe Biden several years ago. I had the chance to meet, shake his hand and talk for a few moments. Mr. Biden had done an interview where he had told the world the Obama / Biden administration had protected the hourly workers, but that he knew the salaried workers got hurt. ...

DEAR EDITOR: A vote for Biden-Harris on Nov. 3 is a vote for the following: corruption, lawlessness, civil unrest, insurrection, riots, higher taxes (both personal and corporate), bad trade deals, a weakened military, defunding the police, threats to our national security and open borders. ...