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Subsidies keep America on top

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That $7,500 tax credit to buy an electric vehicle, now gone, was a “grotesque misallocation of federal spending.” It was a form of “rent-seeking,” whereby companies seek “to dominate the bureaucracy instead of the marketplace.” Thus wrote Kyle Smith in a Wall Street Journal column titled “EVs Can’t Compete Without Subsidies.” Smith deserves the Pulitzer for Clueless Commentary, a competitive category. About six weeks earlier, Trump launched a war on Iran paid for — subsidized! — by the American taxpayers. Some of it was to obliterate Iran’s nuclear program, a ...

Experience makes Campbell the right pick for probate

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: As a law enforcement officer with over 30 years of experience investigating crimes, I am writing to express my unequivocal support for Judge Tom Campbell in his candidacy for probate judge. I have observed Judge Campbell in countless criminal proceedings and have found him to be consistently fair and impartial. He works hard to carefully weigh harm to victims, risk to society and all relevant aggravating and mitigating factors in making decisions about sentencing and bail. I have always been confident that he is guided by the law and by what best serves public safety, and ...

WRTA should protect riders from the elements

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: I am writing to you because of a disturbing observation I made this winter, a very brutal one. I live near Route 422 and frequently drive either toward Warren or toward Niles on it. During those drives, I noticed designated areas for Western Reserve Transit Authority stops. However, at these stops there are no stalls for passengers to keep them safe from harsh elements. In other words, there is no refuge from severe weather conditions — rainstorms, aggressive heat or biting cold. It is inhumane to have people stand without cover in any of these. Therefore, I, not ...

What Transgender Awareness Day is really all about

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: We are writing in regard to the column “What is ‘Transgender Awareness Day’ actually about?” by Ian Haworth and would like to reply in good faith. Transgender Day of Visibility is about celebrating the rights and dignity of trans people, as well as bringing awareness to the issues trans people are facing in our community. Haworth argues that “no serious person denies their existence, or their right — as human beings — to ‘exist’”. Meanwhile, some serious elected officials in the Ohio Statehouse and federal Congress have already passed and continue to ...

Many reasons why we should support PBS and NPR

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: They are both nonprofit broadcasters created to serve public interest — education, information and culture. They are mission-driven instead of ratings-driven like the major media system. There is support of locally owned stations that provide local news, town councils, schools, farm reports, community announcements, etc. Look at their educational programs; we all grew up with “Sesame Street,” “Mister Rogers,” “The Electric Company” and more. How about the science, history (Ken Burns) and all the documentary series. THIS IS LIFELONG LEARNING. It preserves ...

San Francisco’s latest radical experiment

Editorials

San Francisco, a city long associated with exotic ideas, has been experimenting with a radical notion — cracking down on car thieves. Unlike some of the city's other adventures, this one is actually working out. Car break-ins are down 85% from 2023, and are down 50% the first three months of 2026, compared with the first three months of 2025. This is good news for residents and tourists, and bad news for auto repair shops that did a brisk business in new car windows. Smash-and-grab break-ins were such an ingrained part of San Francisco life that a secret code grew up around ...