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Opinion | Our Voice | Columns Todd Franko Bertram de Souza David Skolnick Ernie Brown | Letters


It’s time to clear 21st century ‘Jungle’ of food-borne dangers

Editorial: One hundred and eight years ago, progressive muckraker Upton Sinclair shocked the senses of the


Canfield Fair succeeds again; make 2015 edition better yet

Editorial: Andrews’ Sausage, Bam Bam’s Back yard BBQ and Richard’s Stuffed Hungar- ian peppers stand out as


It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how long you play the game

Editorial: About 400 years ago, Shakespeare wrote that the quality of mercy was such that it blessed both he


Port authority gets a boost with its newest appointees

Editorial: It’s noteworthy that Trumbull County commissioners did not declare the Western Reserve Port


Grown-ups must act like adults to help prevent tragedies in city

Editorial: Two rival groups with a score to settle meet on a mean city street, ready to rumble. Tensions


Taking cues from Labor Days of the past, present and future

Editorial: This is not your father’s Labor Day, or your grandfather’s. That Labor Day of yesteryear might


Private prison in Youngstown receives unwelcomed attention

Editorial: The recent protest involving more than 200 inmates at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in


We are ready for some football

Editorial: And they’re off and running. High school football teams across the Mahoning and Shenango valleys


YSU trustees should reassess role they’re playing in hiring

Editorial: Lost in all the excitement of James P. Tressel taking over the presidency of Youngstown State


It’s time to responsibly control the spread of donation boxes

Editorial: Across the nation and through- out the Mahoning Valley, donation bins for nonprofit charities are on


Youngstowners have a right to vote on number of wards

Editorial: Members of Youngstown City Council are well advised not to substitute their judgment for that of


Innovation, promise, elation greet start of the school year

Editorial: Conflict over Common Core, controversy over third-grade reading guarantees and quandaries over


Common Core debate in Ohio fueled by politics within GOP

Editorial: It is significant that a bill aimed at killing Common Core in Ohio is before the House Rules


Youngstown leaders must act urgently on wastewater plant

Editorial: The urgent need to upgrade aging wastewater treatment plants across the state and the nation to


Salute farmers at Canfield Fair

Editorial: Hearty bites of DELIGHTFUL deep-fried Twinkies and topsy-turvy twists aboard high-flying amusement