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Valley will be put to the test in 2015, but we will do well

Editorial: It is an article of faith that residents of the Mahoning Valley are resilient, and that when


New Year does not eliminate an old problem in Youngstown

Editorial: As 2014 came to a close, the academically challenged Youngstown City School District was forced to


Mill Creek board appointment is a chance for new beginning

Editorial: Mahoning County Probate Court Judge Robert Rusu’s appointment this week of Scott Schulick to the


Governor’s veto of racino bill should provide needed clarity

Editorial: Of all the comments made after Ohio Gov. John Kasich rejected a legislative proposal to provide


Now is the time for all good animal lovers to aid shelters

Editorial: The horrid and heartbreaking sight of a small pit bull named Rambo wandering the East Side of


Resolve to attend First Night

Editorial: Looking for some action on New Year’s Eve this week? Then look no further than downtown Youngstown


YPD probe brings punishment, but state review is still advised

Editorial: Youngstown residents can rest assured that the Internal Affairs Division of the Youngstown Police


Use core principles of Kwanzaa to narrow racial divide in US

Editorial: As Americans enter the final days of a particularly divisive and troubling year for race relations,


Correction

Editorial: Phyllis Wilson, a former clerk in the city of Niles Treasurer’s Office, was charged with stealing


Severe lack of oversight lands Niles back in fiscal emergency

Editorial: There’s so much finger-pointing going on in the Niles administration building over the way public


Yes, Virginia

Editorial: EDITOR’S NOTE: The following editorial, among the most famous ever written, appeared in The New York


Pope Francis is now invested in future of US-Cuba relations

Editorial: When Pope Francis was thanked by presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro for facilitating the


US must act prudently, swiftly to prevent full-scale cyber war

Editorial: As most all Americans know, our sacred First Amendment freedoms do know some clearly defined


Kasich keeps campaign pledge to crack down on charter schools

Editorial: We’re used to politicians making promises during campaigns to win over undecided voters, but when a


House fails to give tax break to Delphi’s salaried retirees

Editorial: What Congress was willing to piggyback onto the omnibus budget bill it passed last week says volumes