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Defeat of roads levy in Liberty serves notice to school district

Editorial: Liberty Township residents, by a vote of 1,255 to 983, turned down a request from government for a


Lessons from Valley tragedies

Editorial: Many in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys spent last week mourning the deaths of two Sharon High


What part of ‘public property’ is so difficult to comprehend?

Editorial: The $400 in private calls and text messages racked up by a Youngstown city government laborer isn’t


Disaster in the Philippines defies the usual definitions

Editorial: It will be a long time before the full extent of the devastation in the Philippines caused by


Let bridge-repair partnership span all quadrants of the state

Editorial: Public safety in Ohio received a much needed boost recently when the Ohio Department of


Antonini’s imprisonment can’t be the end of this bribery case

Editorial: When Lisa Antonini, as the trea- surer of Mahoning County, accepted $3,000 from a businessman in


Warren amasses impressive arsenal to take on gun crime

Editorial: A series of unfortunate homi- cides and shootings in Warren over the past few weeks has cast an


Austintown school board must deal with bullying — by adults

Editorial: If you live in Austintown, you’re no doubt familiar with the ongoing battle between schools


Honoring 21/2 centuries of valor by African-American veterans

Editorial: As the Mahoning Valley joins the nation today in honoring all American veterans of war at countless


Crime, housing demolition must top new mayor’s list

Editorial: When John McNally IV is sworn in as mayor of Youngstown on Jan. 1, the promises he made on the


The biggest losers in Tuesday’s election: Ohio’s school students

Editorial: Taxed-off residents of the Mahoning Valley: 9 Public school districts in Mahoning, Trumbull and


Mixed messages delivered in election for school boards

Editorial: Come January, the most troubled — academically and financially — school district in the Mahoning


Voters shake up the leadership in Mahoning Valley townships

Editorial: Voters in some of the largest townships in the Mahoning Valley redefined local government in their


Youngstown voters again reject anti-fracking issue

Editorial: In the May primary, the charter amendment to prohibit fracking in the city of Youngstown lost by a


EGCC Valley Center has much to celebrate on its first birthday

Editorial: Eastern Gateway Community College’s Valley Center in the heart of downtown Youngstown observed its