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Mahoning County sheriff must answer for rally assault

Letters To The Editor

Dear Editor, On Monday, Oct. 12, a woman attending the Trump rally at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown was assaulted by fellow attendees. Video shows her shoved to the ground, punched, and dragged by her hair. Her offense? A shirt reading “Release the Epstein Files.” Youngstown’s mayor condemned the attack and confirmed security was provided by the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office. Yet Sheriff Jerry Greene now says no arrests were made — because, he claims, the woman did “not claim to be assaulted” and his department needs a complainant to file a case. That excuse ...

To take, or spare, a life

Local Columns

As I sat in my recliner with a murder mystery novel open in my hand, a gnat landed on the page. I hesitated slightly before squishing it. In that tiny moment I weighed the transgression, passed judgment and ended its life. “It’s a hell of a thing, killing a man. You take away all he’s ...

Research everything with an open mind this election

Letters To The Editor

Dear Editor I don’t think I've ever been so disgusted when hearing all these ads about politicians as I am now. No matter who you support these ads are plain out disgusting. They need to get on with what they are going to do for the people, although that would probably be a lie anyway. I already know what the Democratic Socialist Party will do for us and it's not something I want. I know times are tough right now, but it's proven that our lives would be worse with them in charge. I remember Sherrod Brown being in office and all he did was talk a good game. Husted probably ...

Answer needed for Ohio infants dying at rates higher than most in the country

Editorial

Ohioans know our state has its challenges, but generally speaking we think of ourselves as better off than those in some other parts of the country — or world. For our youngest and most vulnerable residents, that is not always the case. Given the number of politicians who want us to believe the lives of babies are of the utmost important to them, it is astounding that the infant mortality rate here is STILL considerably above the national average. Efforts to address the problem have made some progress. We are down to 6.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in Ohio, compared with the ...

Job-killing repeal of emissions technology a losing issue for Sen. Husted

Letters To The Editor

Dear Editor, Ohio politicians should follow a simple rule when casting votes in Washington: If it’s going to cost working class Americans their jobs, the measure is not worth supporting. Sen. Jon Husted could face a vote soon that falls along these lines regarding the use of a clean emissions technology in use at maritime ports. This technology is deployed to reduce the amount of toxic smoke discharged from massive shipping vessels, many of which are owned by China, and keep the air free of cancerous chemicals for dock workers and the surrounding communities. There is an entire ...