Letters

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Opinion | Our Voice | Columns Todd Franko Bertram de Souza David Skolnick Ernie Brown | Letters


Democratic Party is bigger than one man

Opinion: Democratic Party is bigger than one man EDITOR: Recently a news article appeared claiming that


You want cheap, you got it

Opinion: You want cheap, you got it EDITOR: Early last spring our county engineer announced that Mahoning


Bible trumps a festival

Opinion: Bible trumps a festival EDITOR: Disappointed puts it mildly to read on the front page of Section


A family stands up to CSB

Opinion: A family stands up to CSB EDITOR: The McCabe family should receive congratulations and


Speak up about abuse

Opinion: Speak up about abuse EDITOR: Credit should go to the brave survivor who came forward about the


Where’s the bottom?

Opinion: Where’s the bottom? EDITOR: The government says the recession will bottom out in 2010. The


Not a healer but a bully

Opinion: Not a healer but a bully EDITOR: The June 4 editorial concerning Dr. Tiller stated, “Abortion is


Let’s root for casinos, wherever they may be

Opinion: Let’s root for casinos, wherever they may be EDITOR: You have to love the Valley’s newest


Ohioans are resourceful; they’ll find a way to gamble

Opinion: Ohioans are resourceful; they’ll find a way to gamble EDITOR: Whether casino gambling is


America is a great country, but not one without sin

Opinion: America is a great country, but not one without sin EDITOR: America is the greatest country in


Find the money, don’t tax

Opinion: Find the money, don’t tax EDITOR: For Trumbull County to put up $2.5 Million to get $12.5


Compared to other rising costs, postage is a bargain

Opinion: Compared to other rising costs, postage is a bargain EDITOR: I guess I’m stupid, but I just


Immigration is slowing, but more must be done

Opinion: Immigration is slowing, but more must be done EDITOR: Hooray! It’ll time to throw a party. I


Let there be lights

Opinion: Let there be lights EDITOR: I live on Mahoning Avenue. I like to make my yard look nice, so I


Executives lived high life while company faltered

Opinion: Executives lived high life while company faltered EDITOR: The AIG executives certainly did not


Shades of Idora Park

Opinion: Shades of Idora Park EDITOR: Hats off to the South Range High School jazz band. The program


Helping during tough times

Opinion: Helping during tough times EDITOR: May has been Mental Health Awareness Month. Did you know that


Applause, applause

Opinion: Applause, applause EDITOR: If you missed “Music Man” at Powers Auditorium ... you really missed


The good old days

Opinion: The good old days EDITOR: They use to put people in jail for charging 10 percent interest. The


Former school site shouldn’t become gas well field

Opinion: Former school site shouldn’t become gas well field EDITOR: I am writing as a concerned wife,


Thanks for the ticket, officer

Opinion: Thanks for the ticket, officer EDITOR: To the Youngstown policeman on radar patrol Thursday


Call for help is unanswered

Opinion: Call for help is unanswered EDITOR: I had back surgery in October. I returned home in a


Springfield Local students put on 'wonderful' show

Opinion: Xccxcx xcxc cxc EDITOR: Mother’s Day week I had the privilege of attending both performances of


“The Music Man’ worked

Opinion: “The Music Man’ worked EDITOR: After reading Milan Paurich’s review of “The Music Man” and then


Live simply, it’s cheaper

Opinion: Live simply, it’s cheaper EDITOR: Last week I read the story about the Delphi salary employee


Don’t wait till it’s too late

Opinion: Don’t wait till it’s too late EDITOR: I saw a comic strip called “Mutts” in a Florida paper that


A matter of survival

Opinion: A matter of survival EDITOR: The recent letter from a Youngstown woman concerning the recent


A partisan smokescreen

Opinion: A partisan smokescreen EDITOR: Did President Obama not put his best foot forward trying to


We learn from our mothers

Opinion: We learn from our mothers EDITOR: I have read nothing more inspiring than the May 2 column by


When it comes to ‘buying American,’ the lines are blurred

Opinion: When it comes to ‘buying American,’ the lines are blurred EDITOR: I am writing to you as a


Watch for new models

Opinion: Watch for new models EDITOR: It is sad to see the loss of jobs due to the demise of certain


Taking care of the CEO

Opinion: Taking care of the CEO EDITOR: Here’s a good question: Why is it OK for AT&T, a profitable


Letter to editor

Opinion: Honors well earned EDITOR: On May 1, a ceremony was held in the Rotunda of the State House in


Defining an ‘embarrassment’

Opinion: Defining an ‘embarrassment’ EDITOR: Bishop John D’Arcy stated he will not attend Notre Dame’s


Writer isn’t a happy rider

Opinion: Writer isn’t a happy rider EDITOR: On April 30, I had to ride the WRTA buses. Never again, if I