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You gotta love Trump

Opinion: When New York City billionaire Donald J. Trump is sworn in Friday as the 45th president of the


The Macejko annals

Opinion: When Poland Village Mayor Tim Sicafuse and members of village council decided to hire Atty. Jay


2017: A year of firsts

Opinion: For the first time in the history of government corruption in the Mahoning Valley, there will be a


Cellar full of coal

Opinion: As the keeper of Christmas’ “Naughty List” – a “Nice List” would be a waste of precious newsprint –


Storm clouds gather at YSU

Opinion: The controversy that has plagued Youngstown State University’s football team could not have come at


Shooting fish in a barrel

Opinion: Here we go again: A headline-grabbing multiple-count indictment of a well-known public figure in the


Battle of the Dems

Opinion: While Mahoning Valley Congressman Tim Ryan, a 43-year-old, 6 foot-plus, ex-high school football