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Political shake-up hits Niles

Opinion: It wasn’t just the longtime mayor of Niles, Ralph Infante, who was a victim of the political shake-


Let’s not sugarcoat the rioting

Opinion: Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake of the embattled city of Baltimore was absolutely right when she


Hathorn’s honesty was his undoing

Opinion: When Dr. Connie Hathorn had the audacity to publicly criticize parents and guardians in the city of


A debt of gratitude to Republicans

Opinion: Let there be no doubt about it: Had Michael Sciortino won re-election last fall, the Mahoning County


Population loss bad for the region

Opinion: It’s a tale of two areas in Ohio, highlighted by the following headlines: “Vanishing Act — Despite


You’ve got to feel sorry for them

Opinion: In the words of Michael Corleone in “Godfather: Part III,” “Just when I thought I was out ... they


Sales tax buyer’s remorse

Opinion: Each new revelation of public dollars squandered by Mahoning County government officials is