DEAR EDITOR: Probate Court candidate Shelly Pratt and her campaign operatives have been circulating and publishing misleading hit pieces against her opponent, Judge Tom Campbell. Pratt is shamelessly trying to exploit a man’s tragic death to advance her political career and to distract the ...

DEAR EDITOR: I am writing to my fellow citizens of Trumbull County. I usually stay out of politics, but I cannot stay silent on this. Judge Thomas Campbell has served our community for over 30 years and is one of the most respected members of our legal system. I was disappointed to see the ...

DEAR EDITOR: For 16 years the EPA Endangerment Finding helped protect our environment and our heath and was an important tool in fighting climate change. The “endangerment finding” is the EPA’s scientific and legal conclusion that the Clean Air Act requires regulation of greenhouse gas ...

DEAR EDITOR: Remember the COVID-19 pandemic? Remember how frightened the ENTIRE world was, in March of 2020? Our Republican Gov. Mike DeWine had already chosen Dr. Amy Acton to head the health department. He trusted her and together they got us through those uncertain days. However, once ...

Uh-oh! In May 2025, the president posted a photo of himself as Pontiff. He now posts that Pope Leo XIV is “weak on crime, terrible for foreign policy” and that he does not want a pope who criticizes a U.S. President. The Pontifical Swiss Guard has no powerful military and the U.S. has ...

DEAR EDITOR: As Executive Director of the Eastern Ohio Military Affairs Commission, I’ve had the privilege of advocating for the Youngstown Air Reserve Station and witnessing its impact on the Mahoning Valley. To the outside eye, it’s impossible to comprehend the work that happens behind ...