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Ohio lawmakers must restore bite to long-stalled Nitro’s law

Editorial: Dog lovers throughout Ohio are understandably outraged over the latest in a long and senseless


Valley must develop a strategy for increasing STEM workers

Editorial: Just days after this region rode high with the announcement of a $440 million gift from Siemens


Sneak attack on Ohioans’ right to know must be stopped now

Editorial: There they go again. Ohio’s state lawmakers have conspired anew to launch a dangerous and sneaky


Another academic year at YSU will bring another tuition hike

Editorial: In the midst of the national debate over the value of higher education — this page has featured both


A fantastic week energizes GM for autonomy, growth

Editorial: If, as popular culture has it, what’s good for General Motors is good for the country, then a recent


Mahoning Valley is epicenter of new era in manufacturing

Editorial: To appreciate the significance of Youngstown State University’s receiving a gift of $440 million


Secrecy becoming trademark of the Obama administration

Editorial: What was supposed to be a “transparent” administration is moving from frosted to downright opaque at


Ohio treasurer plays with fire by keeping control of pensions

Editorial: In approving a package of bills last year to improve the financial health of Ohio’s five public


Lautenberg’s death is a marker along the road of remembrance

Editorial: The U.S. Senate will not see the likes of Frank Lautenberg ever again. There are some who will


Celebrate the Mahoning River, build momentum for its revival

Editorial: Celebrate the Mahoning River? The knee-jerk response of some in the Mahoning Valley to that


MVSD should offer in-depth report on water entity’s future

Editorial: Sometime in july, the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District will formally seek rate increases for bulk


Ohio and the US should widen attention span on bridge safety

Editorial: Imagine the isolation and incon- venience of America without its 597,961 bridges. Our intricate


Republicans double down to hide JobsOhio from public

Editorial: You know the Republican majori- ty in the Ohio General Assembly, with the full backing of Republican


Here’s proof that your one vote truly can make a difference

Editorial: Don’t even try to tell Brookfield Local Schools Superintendent Tim Saxton that each and every vote


Events in Syria require Obama to show abundance of caution

Editorial: There are some rising voices in Congress calling for greater U.S. involvement in supporting rebel