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Social media puts pressure on traditional media

Opinion: Vernon Cesta and his crew opened shop in downtown Youngstown last week with their V2 Wine Bar


County summer raises hit $225K

Opinion: T.J. Assion is my poster boy for the struggle that is government operations. He is the union


A big business decision

Opinion: V&M Star is expanding next year, and it will have an impact on hundreds of Valley lives. General


Focus, faith and fore

Opinion: Jason Kokrak is the longest-hitting professional golfer in the world. And the 2003 Warren JFK


A model life — cancer and all

Opinion: The photo of Tim Maiorca has him in swim trunks coming out of a frigid Lake George. Staci Wills’


We need the pause that came with Sept. 11

Opinion: I like the pause that comes when you ask someone about Sept. 11. I liken that pause to the dash on


We need the pause that came with Sept. 11

Opinion: I like the pause that comes when you ask someone about Sept. 11.


It’s a Greatest feeling ...

Opinion: I had the chance last week to feature the 100th anniversary of golf at Youngstown Country Club. In


Youngstown Country Club | A Century of Class

Opinion: This fall will be the 100th anniversary of golf at Youngstown Country Club. Its lush fairways and tall trees wrap around more than 100 acres with a vista crowned by magnificent clubhouse — captivating in size and in style, inside and out.

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The road less traveled

Opinion: Frank Krygowski started riding his bicycle to work in 1977. When he moved to Youngstown to teach

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Toasting an undeniable downtown surge

Opinion: In addition to its places, it’s had its residents, such as Rich Mills and Jimmy Sutman and James Pernotto — all living where they want to live. But each of them hoping that someday, others may feel the same. Today just may be the day.


Who protects Boardman?

Opinion: Youngstown is the historic and cultural core of Mahoning County and will hold that title for years


Mahoning government gets its financial act together — sort of

Opinion: When Mahoning County Prosecutor Paul Gains explained the hefty pay raises he was giving his staff at


In honor of a greatest guy

Opinion: The second year of the Greatest Golfer of the Valley amateur tournament is exceeding our


My favorite place to escape . . .

Opinion: Today, I am back in reality. Breaks from reality for me come in different ways throughout the year