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Never forget the debt we owe our country’s D-Day veterans

Editorial: Historians and military leaders have long quibbled over the precise meaning behind the D in today’s


Divine intervention is needed to make ‘City of God’ a reality

Editorial: Twenty-nine years have passed since Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church on Youngstown’s South Side


YSU’s baseball team rises from underdog to top dog

Editorial: All who revel in rooting for the underdog can’t help but marvel at the amazing rise of the


Youngstown council gets offer of help from board of elections

Editorial: As the battle over the redrawing of Youngstown’s ward boundaries intensifies, the Mahoning County


Don’t let US freedoms tumble in balancing privacy, security

Editorial: Ever since the devastating 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, maintaining a proper balance between


Youngstown State’s new boss should have say in labor talks; budgetary challenges abound

Editorial: Jim Tressel officially becomes Youngstown State University’s ninth president July 1, which means he


Pope Francis takes first step in tackling child-abuse crisis

Editorial: Over the years, we have harsh- ly criticized the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church for their


Let’s declare war on potholes throughout Mahoning Valley

Editorial: Cities, villages and townships in Ohio continue to recover from one of the most brutal winters in


Russia should show good faith by reining in Ukrainian rebels

Editorial: A victory celebration by billion- aire businessman Petro Poroshenko in Ukraine’s presidential


Diagnose, then cure, ailments that weaken core values of VA

Editorial: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs proudly pledges to fulfill former President Abraham


‘Online checkbook’ would help Ohioans monitor state spending

Editorial: More than a year ago, state Rep. Mike Dovilla, R-Berea, and Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel proposed the


Take time today to pay tribute to our nation’s 1.3M war dead

Editorial: President Barack Obama’s order to the Pentagon earlier this year for a full pullout of American


Academic distress panel sends stern warning to school board

Editorial: Members of the Youngstown Board of Education can roar all they want, but the reality is that the


Desecration carries a price

Editorial: As we’ve said before, scrap thieves have a strange sense of value. Because they are stealing


Kidnappings in Nigeria focus world attention on terrorists

Editorial: It took the kidnapping of nearly 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria to put Boko Haram on the international