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Trump: The insulter in chief

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Each time one thinks President Trump has reached the lowest level possible in insulting his enemies, he finds new depths to plunge. Following a 6-3 ruling by the Supreme Court, which included three conservative justices he appointed, the president called the justices “fools,” a “disgrace to the nation,” and “unpatriotic.” His critics might say such language is a disgrace to the presidency. Calling people names, especially names that are incendiary in content, wins no arguments and creates opposition instead of a fair hearing for one’s counter arguments. The president ...

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A few things Obama and Biden didn’t do that Trump did: Insurrection and attack on the Capitol; impeached twice; 34 convicted felonies; implemented tariffs that cost Americans $239+ billion so far; installed staff of 16 unqualified Fox reporters; cut cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes research; used the office to increase personal wealth by billions; withholding funding $16 billion unless Penn Station and Dulles airport are renamed Trump; lowering tariffs in exchange for personal favors; and total mishandling COVID causing Biden’s inflation. — Warren I commend Andy Gray’s ...

We can only wait to see what Trump does next

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: So the illustrious president lost a case in the Supreme Court regarding the tariffs imposed. Even the Supreme Court justices he appointed to the court said no. I see where he never heard of the word “no.” He has vowed to fight the court until the day he leaves office. This is in addition to the court cases he seems to file every day. He wants to put his name and face on all of America. He wants to bankrupt America at the expense of Joe Public. He never has enough money to satisfy himself. Immediately he said he would impose a 10% global tariff on everything ...

Orchids & onions

Editorials

ORCHID: To 9-year old Yohance Kambui, a fourth grader at H.C. Mines School in Howland, for his selfless one-boy campaign to assist deserving and needy military veterans as well as victims of domestic violence in the Mahoning Valley. His collection of more than 100 items, including hygiene items, snack foods and household items, have been delivered to Veteran’s Haven for homeless veterans and 100 additional items will head to Someplace Safe domestic violence shelter. Adults of all ages would do well to emulate the compassionate and generous example that young Yohance has so concretely ...

Changing political parties has become commonplace

David Skolnick

With the changing political climate in the Mahoning Valley, it didn’t come as a major shock that Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Cynthia Westcott Rice, a longtime Democrat, switched political parties and filed as a Republican. But after pledging her allegiance to being a Republican, Rice withdrew from the race Tuesday, about three weeks after she filed. Having an incumbent change political parties when seeking reelection was uncommon in Trumbull and Mahoning counties. It isn’t so much anymore as Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene did it in 2024, going from a Democrat to ...