Is Portman friend or foe of Donald Trump?
Is Portman friend or foe of Donald Trump?
While many have shown firm support or scorn for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Sen. Rob Portman has been talking out of both sides of his mouth.
On the one side, Portman endorsed Donald Trump for president. But two weeks ago, Portman exited a Trump meeting through a back alley in what appeared to be an attempt to avoid answering questions about Trump. And, Portman did not speak at last week’s Republican National Convention where Trump received the nomination, despite the fact that it was in Cleveland.
Sen. Portman can’t have it both ways. The senator’s actions should match his words. Does he stand with Donald Trump or does he stand against him?
Gary Hassay, Boardman
Stop whining, Kasich, and support Donald Trump
I haven’t given any EFFORT effort to digging up articles, searching documents or finding proof to substantiate my position on Gov. John Kasich not attending the Republican National Convention in his own state of Ohio.
A sore loser is a sore loser. And the governor is a sore loser.
But just so yo u know, I didn’t wake up this morning with the sore loser light-bulb moment. I saw it in the debates. I saw it on television. I heard him on the radio.
John needs to get a grip – the kind of grip I told my children and my grandchildren about. It goes like this: Quit whining; quit complaining; stop stuffing your mouth with food and breathe a little bit so you can carry on a conversation without inhaling; put your big Boxers on; put a smile on your face; realize you lost your own debate and get up; get in the limo; and go support your party and your party’s nominee and show your kids and your grandkids how a big person handles defeat. Not with pouting, John – but with pride.
Terry Vahila, Malvern
Congress double standard?
Let’s be fair. In a letter published June 26 about the lack of action by Republicans in Congress, the writer is shown to be very one-sided. She did not seem to remember what happened in 2011 when the GOP sent a bill to the Senate, and then Majority Leader Harry Reed called the bill dead on arrival.
You also complained that the GOP would not vote for the nominee for the Supreme Court; it wasn’t that long ago (1992) that our vice president said they should not vote for the Supreme Court justice because it was too close to election time, and the incoming president should make that appointment.
Isn’t it strange that some think it’s OK that the Democrats didn’t want the vote on the Supreme Court Justice. Now the president wants a vote on his choice for Supreme Court justice.
I was born and raised a Democrat; I changed to an Independent when I saw both parties were not for the people but for the party bosses.
Anthony Schiavone, Youngstown
Canfield stands as model for fiscal transparency
After lengthy consideration, the administration of the city of Canfield has taken a significant step toward fiscal transparency.
The city’s website now contains the monthly checkbook showing each check written. It also contains the monthly Cash Basis Fund Summary, showing the funding status in each of the city’s operating accounts.
Both of these financial reports give the residents of the city complete access to the city’s finances. In these times where government trust is at a low point; this is a refreshing step.
Canfield’s administration should be commended for its work in making this happen. Perhaps it can serve as a model for other communities in regard to financial transparency.
Frank A. Micchia, Canfield
American ideals continue to elude Native Americans
This letter is in response to the July 4 Vindicator editorial about Independence Day.
It talked in the column about how we achieved our freedom by overcoming British imperialists and how in 1776 Congress declared that all men are created equal and have certain unalienable rights, and that in 240 years we have stayed steadfastly true to those ideals.
What about what happened to Native Americans? Americans broke away from England because they didn’t like how they were being treated, but it wasn’t as bad as how the Americans were treating the Indians. Our founding fathers, such as Washington and Jefferson, not only owned slaves, but they also helped cheat Indians out of their land. What about their rights?
Americans were always breaking treaties and taking away their land. And taking away their land was only part of it. When they were put on reservations, they lost their religious freedom, and many had their children taken away to be sent to school to learn to be like white people. Well into the 20th century, they had their children taken away from them and given up for adoption.
Native Americans have the highest rate of poverty, suicide, infant mortality, alcoholism and lowest life expectancy of any race in America.
It’s ironic how all through our history Americans have gone to war against other countries because we didn’t like how that country was treating other people, but it was never any worse than how the Americans were treating their native people.
To add insult to injury every year The Vindicator does articles in honor of black history, women’s history, and Hispanic Heritage months. But November is Native American Heritage Month, and it’s never mentioned.
In February The Vindicator did an article about how a woman did a seminar about how black lives didn’t matter in American history. But Red lives mattered even less, and I think they still do.
Steve Blessing, Warren