Spirit and good cheers run high during the holiday season as families reunite and giving becomes the norm.

Prior to a levy defeat in the November general election, Lakeview School District cuts included closing one of its elementary buildings, 12 staff positions, the assistant superintendent, textbook purchases to $50,000 per year (district officials say

ORCHID: (From a reader) To Bill Minnick, a member of Trumbull Art Guild, who donated the lovely winter scenes to Main Street Warren that have been displayed in the West Market Street windows across the street from the Trumbull County Courthouse.

Recently the Federal Reserve effectively reduced its discount rate — the interest rate banks pay to borrow — to near zero, in what has been widely interpreted as yet another effort to stabilize home prices and spur economic growth.

U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration officials are proud of themselves — for doing their jobs. That is especially upsetting because this year is the first time in its history that MSHA has done its job.