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Niles auditor undermines city’s scheme to exit fiscal emergency

Editorial: Just two weeks after he suffered a stunning defeat in his re-election bid, Niles Mayor Ralph


House must derail fast track to protect Constitution, jobs

Editorial: Many political forecasters are calling for a long hot summer in the halls of the U.S. House of


Time is running out on ailing Youngstown city school system

Editorial: If there was any doubt about the dysfunction of the Youngstown community when it comes to the ailing


Search for executive director hurt by port authority’s past

Editorial: We couldn’t agree more with Dave Mosure, one of the new members of the Western Reserve Port


With the US at peace, citizens owe honor to our brave troops

Editorial: Unlike any Memorial Day since the turn of the century, today’s solemn holiday will be observed


In the Larosa case, justice is better served in open court, regardless of defendant’s age

Editorial: The public has a legitimate interest in knowing what happened when one person’s life is cut short


Police departments don’t need military armament to operate

Editorial: We are a nation of specialists. We don’t expect our general practitioner to be able to perform


Show respect for police in US by restoring full grant funding

Editorial: More than 10,000 police offi- cers from across the U.S. solemnly gathered in New York City days


Congress kicks funding can down nation’s potholed road

Editorial: When members of Congress are home for the Memorial Day recess, they will make it a point to be seen


Too many students don’t know the joys, benefits of graduation

Editorial: Thousands of college students and high school seniors in the Mahoning Valley are proudly walking


Death sentence for Tsarnaev is beginning of long process

Editorial: When the jury decided last week that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should die for his role in the 2013 Boston


City schools’ improvements in literacy inspire optimism

Editorial: Yes, Virginia, there is hope for academic improvement within the long beleaguered, largely


Watchdog agencies necessary to ensure government honesty

Editorial: As the Republican majority in the Ohio General Assembly picks the winners and losers in the state’s


Mahoning CSB spends money with little regard for taxpayers

Editorial: Earlier this month, in criticizing Mahoning County officeholders and other government bigwigs who


Let spirited debate begin on refreshment zones in Valley

Editorial: Can West Federal Street in down- town Youngstown soon resemble Bourbon Street in New Orleans or