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Respect Ohio’s elders, restore their property-tax reductions

Editorial: American culture has long revered and respected its elders. It rightly does so for their seasoned


Two SEALS raids in Africa show America’s might, reach

Editorial: Terrorist leaders around the world have probably gone to ground in the wake of Saturday’s capture by


Has the time come to remove Iran from the Axis of Evil?

Editorial: Eleven years ago, former President George W. Bush coined the phrase “Axis of Evil” in his State of


State auditor’s examination of JobsOhio is praiseworthy

Editorial: Potential conflicts of interest at JobsOhio uncovered by the Ohio Ethics Commission comes as no


Let Internet cafes’ demise begin

Editorial: Now that supporters of Ohio’s network of about 800 Internet cafes have failed to collect sufficient


Campbell’s fiscal crises offer lessons to area communities

Editorial: We use the word crises in the headline instead of crisis to describe what Campbell has gone through


Nonviolence movement takes root in Youngstown and soars

Editorial: For the first time in Ohio his- tory, state residents officially will mark Nonviolence Week


Paint Mahoning Valley pink to spotlight breast cancer fight

Editorial: As we usher in this first full month of fall, awesome colors abound. Vibrant hues of red, orange,


Government shutdown harms employees, not the lawmakers

Editorial: More than 800,000 employees of the federal government are on furlough because Republicans and


Teenage drivers in Ohio facing major restrictions

Editorial: First, let it be said that not all teenage drivers are irresponsible buffoons who believe that being


Congress needs to heed call of president on infrastructure

Editorial: The long and protracted debate over the federal budget and the future of the Affordable Care Act has


422 corridor revitalization is timely and long overdue

Editorial: As the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber and a consultant from Philadelphia go about planning the


Merging 3 police forces into 1

Editorial: The western Trumbull County commmunities of Hubbard City, Hubbard Township and Brookfield Township


Mahoning County Courthouse still waiting for major face-lift

Editorial: While county commissioners and the architectural firm that has been involved in restoration of the


Madness runs amok in D.C.

Editorial: Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette: Republicans in Congress, backed by fundamentalist and tea party groups,