Editor: Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats wanted to take a seven-day excursion to Afghanistan, Egypt and Belgium. Thank God Trump shut it down. She and other Dems wanted to travel on our dollars, not theirs. Trump said they could fly commercial if they wanted to. It’s easier to spend our money instead of their own. John Arnette East Liverpool
Editor: The price of crude oil started dropping like a rock well over a month ago and the local (Lisbon) price of gasoline followed suit. However, the price of diesel fuel didn’t budge for a long time. It remained at $3.29 per gallon. The price of gasoline is now well below $2 per gallon and the price of diesel has finally dropped to $2.99. Too little, too late. Just 26 miles away in Carrollton, the price per gallon of diesel has been dropping two to three cents a day for a month. I filled my truck up with diesel in Carrollton today and the price was $2.39 per gallon. Either ...
Editor: Hillary Clinton has been whining since election night two years ago that she was cheated when she lost to Trump. She thrust her arms in the air, and with her weeping supporters, still try to convince the public to sympathize with her as she screeches “Foul.” Let’s just think about this for one moment. She and her supporters claim they won the popular vote and should therefore have won the election. But wait a second, if you will, to see if she has solid ground to stand upon. The founders of this country set the rules when they drafted the Constitution. Since then, for ...
Editor: For the past two years, I have been a devoted volunteer at the Columbiana County Dog Pound. I was born and raised in Lisbon and felt good giving back to this community. All I ever wanted to do was walk puppies and help out. During that time, I came to know several other volunteers who shared the same goals and dreams as I have for making the pound a better place. About a year ago, we formed a group to promote adoptions and raise money to help improve the pounds worn out facilities. We called our group Friends of Columbiana County Pound Dogs. Last Christmas we walked the ...
Editor: The Nov. 24 issue of The Morning Journal contained the headline, “Worker reprimanded over sign incident.” I remember being surprised and then upset that it was the county employee who was the one being reprimanded. Perhaps a quick recap would be helpful. A county employee, using a county vehicle, was photographed picking up campaign signs for county Commissioner Mike Halleck. But what I’m wondering is — why wasn’t Mr. Halleck the one who was reprimanded?? It is illegal to have county employees do your campaign work for you — even “off the clock.” And, yes, ...
Editor: Finally, just when it looked like Republicans would control the House of Representatives for 40 years (much like the Democrats had) a blue wave came crashing down. How could everything go so wrong for the GOP? Well, for one thing, the drawing of lines for Congressional districts became a function of the judicial system in some states. Curiously, Dems found no problem when they drew the lines favorable to their party while they were in control of legislatures. Nancy Pelosi will now be able to make the next two years a plague for President Trump. Maybe they will launch 50 or ...