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Haiti struggling to recover from the killer earthquake

Editorial: When the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere suffers a natural disaster the likes of which


Prescription to shoo the flu: caution, care, common sense

Editorial: Reports from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that flu-related illnesses and


Airport growth demands care in selecting executive director

Editorial: 2So said Mahoning County commission Chairman David Ditzler during a recent meeting with the four


Let Ohio State’s stunning win inspire more greatness in state

Editorial: We are talented, resilient and most importantly, we are champions of the nation. In the sizzling


Obama’s 2-year college plan worthy of thoughtful debate

Editorial: If Republicans in Congress want to find out whether President Barack Obama’s community-college


Ohio fracking forecast for ’15: Storm clouds gather intensity

Editorial: In a review of the state of drilling for oil and natural gas in the Buckeye State in 2014, The


Gov. Kasich should renounce Republicans’ extreme agenda

Editorial: When the clock strikes mid- night tonight, Gov. John R. Kasich will take the oath of office for his


Private prison operator risks alienating Mahoning Valley

Editorial: Just days after we stuck our necks way out for Corrections Corporation of America, which has lost


Nations must unite to prove pen is mightier than AK-47

Editorial: What do Marie Antoinette, Charles de Gaulle, Charlie Brown and Charlie Hebdo have in common? Each


Valley enters 2015 expecting good things from the racino and the Air Reserve Station

Editorial: As 2014 came to a close, there were two stories that certainly justify our continued attention given


Death penalty must be serious option in Boston bombing trial

Editorial: Twenty months ago, shock and horror shook the nation at the ghastly sights and sounds of bombs


US uses its economic power to teach North Korea a lesson

Editorial: It would be naive to expect the mercurial — some would say madcap — dictator of North Korea to


Euphoria over low gas prices carries benefits and dangers

Editorial: Though the calendar now reminds us that the holiday season has officially ended, the season of joy


US prison bureau’s silence is insulting to Mahoning Valley

Editorial: First a word about the inappropri- ate reaction of the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio to the


2014 year of sinking hopes for peace

Editorial: In rewinding the year just ended, 2014 will go down in history as one in which prospects for