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Four steps to take action this Stroke Month

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DEAR EDITOR: Every 40 seconds someone in the U.S. has a stroke. In fact, stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death, according to the American Heart Association’s 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update, and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States. Unfortunately, a stroke can happen to anyone, at any age. That’s why this May, for American Stroke Month, the American Stroke Association is spotlighting four things you can do to take action against stroke: 1. Learn B.E. F.A.S.T. to spot a stroke. If you see sudden Balance loss, Eye or vision ...

Expand Valley coverage in Tribune Chronicle

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DEAR EDITOR: We have been customers of the Tribune Chronicle for many years, but I am planning a change. We live about 200 yards from Mahoning County near the Trumbull County line. I think that it is ridiculous that I must buy a Tribune to see the nearby Trumbull County schools’ scores—teams such as Newton Falls, Lordstown and McDonald. And I have to buy a Vindicator to see local school scores, such as Jackson-Milton, Canfield and Austintown Fitch. If you truly want to be the Valley’s newspaper, you should cover news from both areas. I have not run a newspaper, but I ...

Danny Lee Hill gave no mercy, received too much

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DEAR EDITOR: Once again, Danny Lee Hill appeals to our government for mercy. Our government has already given Hill years of mercy. He sits in prison with all of the costs of living paid for by the American taxpayers. His crime was a brutal, savage act of cruelty that showed no mercy to a young boy. Sadly, the family of this boy has had to relive this horrible experience year after year. Where was their mercy? Hill has repeatedly filed motions to evade the decision of the court, but the brutality of this crime will always haunt his family and our community. Where was our mercy? A ...

Experience isn’t all that matters for judges

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DEAR EDITOR: On Oct. 17, 2024, the world shattered for the family of Nick Stoian. He was tragically killed in a car accident. What followed throughout the next 14 months was constant salt in the wound for his family. The judge charged with deciding the fate of all involved chose extreme leniency. The fact that only a one-year license suspension was imposed is a slap in the face to the entire Stoian family. Further, the community service requirements discussed with the widow prior to sentencing were reduced after the fact. Now Judge Thomas Campbell’s campaign is smearing Shelley ...

Support judge’s efforts on abortion law language

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DEAR EDITOR: I’m writing this letter in regard to domestic court Judge David Engler’s efforts to change the current Ohio law where parents don’t need to have knowledge of whether their minor child is getting an abortion. It’s absurd that language was used to sneak this by us voters. I’m glad I support Judge Engler’s taking on the entire state to get that law changed. The way it exists now, a pedophile can take your minor daughter into an abortion clinic and have no questions asked. TERRY ERWIN Niles

Don’t let Ramaswamy shut down Ohio’s universities

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DEAR EDITOR: The idea of closing universities across Ohio isn’t bold reform; it’s intellectual disarmament. When Vivek Ramaswamy proposes dismantling public institutions like Youngstown State University, it’s framed as an efficiency or a necessary correction. But beneath that language is something more troubling: a willingness to strip communities of the very infrastructure that makes civic life, economic mobility and human creativity possible. In places like Youngstown, a university is not a burden; it is a lifeline. It trains nurses who staff local hospitals, teachers who ...