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Who’s to blame for sales tax defeat?

Opinion: Make no mistake about it. Had the renewal of the half-percent sales tax in Mahoning County won voter


Casino foes overplay their hand

Opinion: In politics, overreaching carries great risk — largely because voters see it as a sign of


Is our Mafia history a factor?

Opinion: To hear the mastermind of State Issue 3 tell it, Youngstown was under consideration for one of the


Heads must roll at board of elections

Opinion: Having a clerk take the fall for what is by any measure a major foul-up at the Mahoning County Board


Vote ‘yes’ on Issue 3 to end the hypocrisy

Opinion: From the anti-gambling puritans, to the group leading the charge against State Issue 3, to some


YSU is not coming up ‘aces’

Opinion: In just a matter of weeks, Youngstown State University has gone from walking on a $5,275,000 cloud —


The vanities of the ex-cons

Opinion: There he was in all his criminally convicted glory, talking about running for Congress. Who, James