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Brenda J. Linert

Election plans and anniversary reflections

It’s hard to believe it’s almost general election time again! It seems like we just got through all the hoopla of the presidential election about 10 minutes ago, but it’s true the Tribune Chronicle is already in the process of seeking information on the Nov. 7 general election. As an off-year election, this fall’s races are more of the grass-roots local type. Sadly, that often leads to a lower voter turnout than the presidential races do, but these races are critical when it comes to the future of our communities, local spending and, of course, educating our kids. There ...

Deceased paper carrier touched many lives

Tribune Chronicle Circulation Manager Bill Waugaman shared sad news this week. His friend, longtime Tribune Chronicle carrier and former Circulation Department District Manager Eric “Rick” Gibbs of Vernon Township, passed away Aug. 24. He was only 65. Undoubtedly, many of our readers have come in contact with Mr. Gibbs, although it’s quite likely many may have never even known it. You see, he and his wife, Merilyn, have been delivering Tribune Chronicle newspapers for nearly 38 years. There’s a good chance he has delivered your paper at some point throughout the years ...

Coverage of racial issues meant to inform

I first learned several weeks ago — long before the hate-filled events transpired Aug. 12 in Charlottesville, Va. — of an interesting presentation being planned by the Niles McKinley Memorial Library titled “The history of the Ku Klux Klan in Niles.” It is a historical topic we thought our readers would find of interest, and it was then that the newsroom staff began putting together a historical look at the series of events in 1924 when the KKK attempted to march in Niles and other areas of Trumbull County. Plans were laid for the Nov. 1, 1924, KKK rally with about 25,000 ...

Cartoons mean to draw attention to issues

I usually instantly can tell by the number of voicemails blinking on my office telephone whether we’ve published something that has triggered readers to dial up the newsroom. Among those things that trigger a big response are the editorial cartoons that appear on the Opinion page every day. After receiving some reaction in recent weeks to a two different cartoons, I thought it would be a logical topic to discuss today. Most cartoons we publish come from syndicated sources. Regular readers to the Tribune Chronicle know that also about once a week we carry an editorial cartoon ...

Placing blame won’t solve health care crisis

Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich had a lot to say last week about the war of words developing between President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over the health care issue. The growing divide between Trump and McConnell began, of course, with the president’s dissatisfaction that the Republican-controlled Senate couldn’t accomplish his goal of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. McConnell, speaking at a public engagement earlier in the week, had described the president as having “excessive expectations” and ...

Pilot’s death raised questions about story

Sometimes in this business, you come across a story that you just know belongs on A1. And if it’s really good, we know it should be a feature package on the front cover of Sunday’s edition. This is a sad story about doubts I had about the placement of a recent feature article, and how I know now that we made the right decision. Earlier this month Tribune Chronicle Features Editor Burton Cole was working on a nice little story about a Trumbull County native who had an interesting job. Maplewood graduate Bethany Root was working in Kansas and Missouri as an aerial application ...