The future looks at the past
I recently had the pleasure of spending time with a group of Trumbull County high school seniors. As I have no children myself, I was little nervous about finding things to talk about.
View ArticleAudit should be next for Sunshine
It isn't often that I agree with the Trumbull County commissioners, but I am glad to hear that they have called for an audit of Sunshine of Warren Trumbull Area Inc.
View ArticleEducation system out of control
Just who controls the educational system in our country? Most people would answer that we taxpayers d.
View ArticleAn unjustice that stinks
I recently met Barbara Glaspell of Cortland. She is a sweet grandmotherly lady, but in the eyes of the law, she is a criminal. She has committed the heinous crime of failing to connect to a private...
View ArticleLocal festival season is upon us
June is almost over, and that means that the Trumbull County festival season is swinging into high gear.
View ArticleSecond Amendment key to Bill of Rights
Many people would assume that an instructor for a concealed carry class would be ex-military or law enforcement, and lots of them are. There is an instructor here in Trumbull County, however, who...
View ArticleIs Ohio your paradise lost?
Most locals who hate living in Ohio are deceiving themselves. The psychological roots of their deception, like the roots of a weed, run about as deep as Eden and can only be dug out with persistent...
View ArticleWriter gets a second chance
Second chances. How many have you gotten? When you got that second chance, what did you do with it - use it wisely or waste it? Second chances are special.
View ArticleTwo sets of rules seem to apply
It amazes me that our local public officials expect citizens to obey the law when they themselves ignore it. The Trumbull County Board of Health is a perfect example of this.
View ArticleJustice served, or parties served?
Recently, the Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, Maureen O'Connor, asked us in Tribune op-eds to learn more about her proposals for improving our judiciary system by looking at the website...
View ArticleStanding on her own, proud of the area
I like people who stand on their own, who have a counterpoint view. I've been both impressed and mystified by Kathleen Ann.
View ArticleSpeed bumps line busing transition
Late last year, the Trumbull County commissioners made the decision to transition the transportation services that were provided by the Department of Elderly Affairs to the Trumbull Transit Board.
View ArticleExploring the bullying epidemic
I recently heard about a ''Back to School Bully Buster Bootcamp'' held for families at Kyuki-Do Marital Arts in Huntley, Ill.
View ArticleExploring the bullying epidemic
I recently heard about a ''Back to School Bully Buster Bootcamp'' held for families at Kyuki-Do Marital Arts in Huntley, Ill.
View ArticleThanks for the memories and histories
During this summer of holidays and memorials, a flag has adorned our home. It is not the traditional emblem of our nation. Oh, it is red, white and blue, and has stars-and-stripes; but the 35 stars are...
View ArticleFresh eyes keep sight of good
Having recently moved into our new home, my wife and I took a Friday and did some painting. Like all novice painters, we removed the tape and found that there was some touching up to do. That was about...
View ArticleFarmers busy with small grain harvest
Area farmers have been busy the past three weeks or so harvesting small grains, including a little barley, wheat and a few oats. Wheat is the main small grain grown locally; some farmers have a market...
View ArticleThree things we need to hear
There are three things that we all need to hear from time to time. They are: Don't give up. Everyone wants to be understood. You are loved.
View ArticleWhy this country girl loves the City of Warren
Why this country girl loves the City of Warren "Country Girl' A friend on Facebook teasingly called me that not too long ago. He's right. I am a country girl.
View ArticleLiteracy is local at the core
Literacy is ''the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts.
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