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Issues risky for elected officials

Opinion: Warren Mayor Michael O’Brien is confident that the voters of his city will approve the continuation


Time for a special audit of the arena

Opinion: An open letter to Ohio Auditor Mary Taylor: Last May, your office sent out a press release


A tax to finance arena is looming

Opinion: In the battle between the city of Youngstown and Global Entertainment Corp. over the management of


Sharks will soon feel at home in the region

Opinion: Sharks have been a part of the Mahoning Valley’s life since time immemorial. There have been loan


Selection of Franken as judge is revealing

Opinion: Not to demean Assistant Mahoning County Prosecutor Tim Franken’s appointment by Gov. Ted Strickland


Caught in the eye of a religious storm

Opinion: Note: First-person columns rarely appear in this space, but an exception is being made today due of


In death, as in life, Philomena intrigues

Opinion: On Wednesday, as a sidebar to the front page story on the death of former Mahoning County