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Future of Egypt is bleak as blood continues to flow

Editorial: It’s becoming increasingly clear that Egypt is heading back to the future The warning from the


Turning Technologies takes turn to top of world in its niche

Editorial: Turning Technologies, take a bow. The internationally acclaimed information-technology software


Steel-dumping complaint needed to protect US firms

Editorial: To understand why foreign com- panies would dump steel pipe on the American market — apart from the


Cooperation, firmness save the historic Wells Building from the wrecking ball

Editorial: Thousands of West Federal Street passers-by stared in awe and sadness this summer as the long-feared


Revival of Mideast peace talks accompanied by usual tensions

Editorial: Hope must spring eternal when contemplating peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The


A tale of two Catholic icons on Youngstown’s South Side

Editorial: The new parish center at St. Domi- nic Church stands in sharp contrast to the big push for the


Tread cautiously, carefully on Stand Your Ground in Ohio

Editorial: The protracted hype over the Trayvon Martin killing in Sanford, Fla., last year has made the


Directors of JobsOhio deserve scrutiny for conflict of interest

Editorial: If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, Republican Gov. John Kasich and


Fire Sunshine Law violators

Editorial: We have long been champions of the public’s right to know. Toward that end, we’ve also long been


Health districts’ consolidation will occur one way or another

Editorial: It’s just a matter of time before the health agencies in the city of Youngstown and Mahoning County


Protect yourself from utility scam artists targeting Ohioans

Editorial: Who doesn’t love a talent- ed impersonator? Mahoning Valley residents each weekend flock to the


Al-Qaida’s leader deserves the same fate as bin Laden

Editorial: Even if the latest chatter about plans for a major terror attack turns out to be just that —


Valley must go on offensive against youth gun violence

Editorial: The summer of 2013 has brought good news and bad news in the volatile arena of young people and gun


Owner of private prison, Youngstown end tax feud

Editorial: The legal clash between Youngstown city government and Corrections Corporation of America, owner of


A vote for online registration is a vote for democracy in Ohio

Editorial: Ensuring easy and efficient access to the ballot box has long been a hallmark of a vibrant