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Shock and outrage, surviving a madman

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Trump claimed this past week that his job approval ratings are “fabulous” — they’re “above 60%.” He also asserted that the United States is enjoying “the greatest economy we’ve ever had.” And that the U.S. has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz. “I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. Trump’s braggadocio doesn’t just mask his failures. His statements wildly contradict the calamities he’s created for America and the world. To be sure, since he first entered American politics, we’ve been shocked and outraged by his ...

Mainstream Dems taking back the wheel?

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You couldn’t find a wackier candidate than Francesca Hong, the Democratic Socialist vying to become the governor of Wisconsin. She wanted to defund police and abolish ICE, topping it all off with a call to end Thanksgiving. “Saturday Night Live” couldn’t have made her up. Hong lost the Democratic primary but left behind some sobering thoughts. She finished second by only a hair and against a sterling Democrat with relevant experience. The winner, David Crowley, is the Milwaukee County executive and an African American born into poverty. Crowley will face off against ...

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After saying he’s leaving Warren for a job in New York in January how is Todd Johnson still on Warren City Council? Is it the money that he makes or the healthcare that he voted to give council three years ago? Why does he think it’s OK to represent Warren people when he’s leaving town? Why are his residents happy that he’s still sitting there when he’s got one foot out the door? Bye, Todd! Time to get a council member who wants to be in Warren in that seat. — Warren The national news media refers to the battle to control the Democratic Party as a fight between moderates ...

Why can’t we fix the oil problem?

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“We are the United States of America and there is nothing we can’t do if we do it together.”- President Joe Biden I am not in the habit of favorably quoting the former president, but he was right when he said this. Why, then, are we still beholden to Iran and Saudi Arabia for so much of our oil needs? A Wall Street Journal headline says: “Gulf States are Resigned To Iran Control of Strait (of Hormuz).” Must we also be resigned to an unending dependence on Middle East oil? Presidents since Jimmy Carter have said we must overcome that dependence and loosen their grip on our ...

Orchids & onions

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ORCHID: To leaders and staff of the Niles-based Cafaro Company for having their expansive Eastwood Mall Complex ranked as one of the “Top 10 Retail Center Experiences” in the United States. Chain Store Age, a national magazine, released its new rankings last week, placing Eastwood at No. 7. From its beginnings in the late 1960s, the complex has grown to cover 3 million square feet with more than 200 businesses today. In so doing, it has wildly bucked trends toward downsizing and even demolition of enclosed shopping centers. Clearly leaders of Cafaro, the largest privately-owned ...

Be sure to do your homework before you cast votes this fall

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Earlier this week, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose urged voters to do their homework ahead of the November general election — not regarding a person, but regarding State Issue 3. Full text, official ballot language, certified explanation and arguments for and against have been made available at OhioSoS.gov, for the measure proposing a constitutional amendment to require voters to present photo identification when voting. “Transparency matters, and Ohio voters deserve to have all of the facts before deciding whether a photo ID requirement for voting should be included in the ...