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Justice Dept. won’t prosecute but finds a great deal to decry

Editorial: Recent actions by the U.S. Justice Department regarding investigations of wrongdoing and racial


Mayor McNally did right thing in rejecting 20 Federal Place bid

Editorial: Although Youngstown MAYOR John A. McNally is adamant that city government should not be a


HB 4: A matter of life or death

Editorial: Hyperbole from overzealous editorial writers aside, scant few public-policy debates legitimately


Mahoning Auditor Meacham should ask the state for help

Editorial: Ralph Meacham has made his first major decision as Mahoning County auditor, and it’s momentous: He


50 years after Selma, renew commitment to voting rights

Editorial: At 2:30 P.M. Sunday, thousands of people will march across an iconic Alabama bridge named after a


Eleventh-hour effort to save postal centers merits support

Editorial: It’s crunch time for efforts of 82 hit-listed U.S. Postal Service processing centers to dodge the


Netanyahu’s refusal to support potential Iran accord troubling

Editorial: Now what? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel came to Washington this week, made it clear


Taking care of seniors

Editorial: The Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.: Hoosiers should raise a toast to at least one idea going


Work aggressively to narrow the gender gap in STEM fields

Editorial: In recent years, the united states succeeded in narrowing the many dimensions of the gender gap. In


Youngstown schools system facing bleak financial future

Editorial: Four years ago this month, State Auditor Dave Yost officially released the Youngstown City School


View women’s history through the lens of unbiased accuracy

Editorial: Whiny. Catty. Chatty. Thin- skinned. Fickle. Fussy. Testy. Touchy. Such are but a few of the


Appeals court has a chance to blaze a legal trail in Ohio

Editorial: A rape case that has languished for more than five years in the court of Mahoning County Common


Keep ‘fast track’ for trade pacts off congressional track forever

Editorial: It’s not every day that Congress- man Tim Ryan snubs an invite to hop on board the train whose


Governor’s plans for education could benefit Mahoning Valley

Editorial: With the Cleveland City School District as his template, Gov. John R. Kasich Tuesday laid out his


Joint mental health, recovery board brings myriad benefits

Editorial: Mahoning County took one progressive leap this week toward more effectively treating its