Todd Franko

Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.

July Fourth is about Oakhill, too

Opinion: Pardon me — on this day of celebration and independence — for wanting to take one last volley at

Opinion: There’s a scene in the movie “Caddyshack” that I thought of this week in the wake of the calamity

Opinion: Reserve Run Golf Course is a compact and testy 18-hole loop. It’s almost as if it were modeled

Opinion: And, he was gone. It was a suddenness similar to the way he entered our lives. From his arrival,

Opinion: Downtown Youngstown’s grown a bit today. It’s not a new tech business or a new restaurant. It’s

Opinion: My “Todd Tour 2010” has taken me to some neat places in recent weeks, including: Austintown

Opinion: Tuesday’s visit by President Barack Obama was a celebratory event for the Valley, and especially for

Opinion: There are a lot of golf courses in the Mahoning Valley. That makes for a lot of golf holes.

Opinion: Finally, May is starting to feel more like May and less like March. Last week’s cold is fading,

Opinion: Since birth, Hunter Crites has been reaching for new heights and having people take notice of him.

Opinion: John’s a tall guy, and when he walks by, long arms keep time with long legs. But this past year,

Opinion: Doug Wittenauer speaks with poise and patience that befits someone who leads the treasure that is

Opinion: The little black kettle came bouncing out of the cupboard. It rolled onto the floor past my wife

Opinion: I have a fan in Campbell’s Caliope Gialousis. I knew there was one. But that’s not the reason I

Opinion: Imagine for a minute. The Springfield-South Range School District. Imagine closer to the core: