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Who will pay the bill for the new JEDD?

DEAR EDITOR: The recently passed Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) between Champion and Warren was lauded as mutually beneficial to each location, but who pays the bill? Officials in Warren will claim that if the hospital wants to use the city’s water and sewer, the tax is justified. A distinction that needs to be drawn is between general fund and enterprise departments. When citizens or corporations pay a bill based upon usage, such as for water, sanitation, and waste water, they are in the category of enterprise. The 2.5% tax is paid regardless of usage. The employees at ...

What conservatives really want for US

DEAR EDITOR: Conservatives are using a bait-and-switch game to hide their long game from us. House Speaker Mike Johnson called the representatives back into Washington, and they met briefly. After they parted, the news anchors told us what was going on. The Democrats would give in if the Republicans agreed to have a vote on the ACA subsidies by year’s end. The Democrats would not approve the budget without that vote, and Speaker Johnson said they would get one. Then a new face appeared on the screen. This person reported that the Republicans would agree to the vote before the end of ...

Natural gas helping Ohioans stay warm

DEAR EDITOR: With the cold front coming in and temperatures dropping quickly across the state, Ohioans need reliable and affordable energy to stay warm. Our state’s essential natural gas provides the dependable power for furnaces and heat pumps. With over 63% of Ohio residents relying on it for home heating, natural gas is the most dependable energy source for keeping families safe and warm through the holidays. The state benefits from a reliable supply, thanks to production in the Shale Crescent region. The Shale Crescent region, encompassing Ohio, Pennsylvania and West ...

Amy Acton brings hope to Ohioans

DEAR EDITOR: There is hope for Ohio right now. Our hope comes in the emerging leadership of Dr. Amy Acton, who is campaigning to be our next governor. She has pulled even in the polls for Ohio’s next governor running against a billionaire who, along with his buddy Elon Musk, destroyed hundreds of thousands of lives through his work on DOGE only to quit that job to become the frontrunner for the Republicans in the race for governor. Then there is Dr. Acton. Living in 18 places in a 12-year period of her life, including in a tent in Youngstown one winter, and rising out of ...

Sound off!

Dawn Zinni-Hanni has failed to secure and operate the Trumbull County Recorder’s Office. The computers have been shut down and she has limited access to records. This never happened when we had a real recorder, Tod Latell. Dawn can’t be even found in the office most of the time. She needs to admit that she lives in Mahoning County. — Vienna ODOT has created a mess in Howland. Exiting off westbound 82 to southbound 46 is worse now. Traffic backs up worse than it ever did. — Niles According to Ursuline’s response to the latest allegations, “Ursuline’s administration was ...

Be thankful every day, not just on one day

DEAR EDITOR: There is so much chaos in this world. Wars and rumors of wars, people are starving and dying. The Republicans are against the Democrats and vice versa. Prejudice is on the rise. The rich are getting richer and the poor are left struggling. Homelessness is on the rise .. Hunger is prevalent all over the world, even in some parts of the United States There are more people out holding signs that say “that they would work for food.” So much discord and calamity. So much heartache. So what should we be thankful for? We should be glad that we woke up this morning ...