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HUMAN RIGHTS-“It is long past time for. . .a sea change in the United States’ approach to national and human security. . .” Yes, yes, yes. These words cut to the soul. Can we create a grown-up America? This is how it begins. The quote is from a letter to President Biden, put forward in early February by the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Center for Victims of Torture and signed by 111 organizations, demanding that the new president shut down, at long last, the prison hellhole at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. But the letter transcends Gitmo, where 40 men are still being held ind...
Countering The Fascism to come Countering The Fascism to come By Robert C. Koehler Normalcy and tradition held sway as — for the first time in my life — I watched a presidential inauguration live, listening to Lady Gaga sing the national anthem and then, Joe Biden take the oath of office, becoming the 46th president of the United States. As I write these words, I find myself swimming in a complex stew of emotions, more moved by what I have just watched than I expected to be. “. . . if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts . . .” And then Garth Brooks sang “Amazing Grace,...
gvogrin@tribtoday.com Staff photo / Guy Vogrin Former Champion police officer Robert Koehler speaks to his attorney Gary Rich during Tuesdayâs sentencing hearing in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. WARREN — A longtime Champion officer was ordered Tuesday to give up his police credentials and serve two years of probation, following his conviction on 16 felony counts of unauthorized use of a state computer network specifically used for criminal investigations. Robert Koehler, 62, a 34-year veteran of the Champion Police Department, appeared with his attorney Gary Rich for sentencing b...
Jan 19, 2021 WARREN – A longtime Champion officer was ordered to give up his police credentials and serve two years of probation after his criminal conviction on 16 felony counts of unauthorized use of a state computer network specifically used for criminal investigations. Robert Koehler, 62, a 34-year veteran of the Champion Police Department, appeared with his attorney Gary Rich for a sentencing hearing today before Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Andrew D. Logan. Logan, in addition to the probation, sentenced Koehler to 100 hours of community service. The judge admonished Koehler for...