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Ohio Supreme Court urged to review Belinky’s tenure

Editorial: A veteran lawyer who has practiced extensively in the Mahoning County Courthouse offered this


Voters should think long, hard before saying yes to legalization of marijuana

Editorial: Considering the millions of dollars being spent by the advocates of marijuana legalization in Ohio,


Targeting license plate is poor response to shooting

Editorial: For years, a small but deter- mined faction in the General Assembly has attempted to remove the


Lesson 1 for school year’s start: Bone up on safety

Editorial: The finals of the Great- est Golfer in the Valley tournament, the countdown to the iconic Canfield


Trump must not get a pass on key element of his immigration plan

Editorial: In politics, the devil is always in the details, but supporters of Republican presidential hopeful


Restore force to FOIA for its 50th anniversary

Editorial: As this nation’s landmark Freedom of Information Act approaches its golden anniversary, its luster


Transparency promises are often quickly broken

Editorial: Every presidential can- didate promises to bring more transparency to government when elected. There


New issues cloud future of Valley’s regional airport

Editorial: Any way you cut it, last WEEK wasn’t a good one for Youngstown- Warren Regional Airport. Two


Task-force proposals offer hope for stronger police ties

Editorial: Recent shooting deaths of a stopped motorist in Cincinnati and a teenager outside a South Carolina


Kasich should appoint special panel to study state board of education

Editorial: Ohio Gov. John Kasich isn’t the first governor to push for a restructuring of the Ohio Board of


Austintown will benefit from deal to sell school

Editorial: For nearly 100 years, a sprawling center of learning stood proudly in the heart of Austintown


Top rock-salt suppliers did more than conspire

Editorial: With A huge number of OHIO communities lining up to claim a share of the state’s $11.5 million


Splintered Taliban offer Afghanistan, West hope

Editorial: The withdrawal of all U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan last December means the United States no


Resignation is insufficient punishment for Gerberry

Editorial: If political stupidity were a major crime, state Rep. Ronald Gerberry would be on his way to prison


City schools’ staffing to get needed independent review

Editorial: When officials of the Ohio Department of Education were making the case for the Youngstown Plan,