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Austintown, Boardman, Canfield pave way for shared innovation

Editorial: A joint road-paving project planned among Austintown, Boardman and Canfield townships provides a


Congress and nation should be incensed by Hoerig injustice

Editorial: At a time when everyone in Con- gress is looking for some place to cut spending, we once again rise


Woefully low graduation rates in America must be reversed

Editorial: Thousands of high school seniors in the Mahoning Valley are proudly walking across stages this month


IRS should enforce the law evenly, not through profiling

Editorial: At its heart, the IRS scandal fac- ing the Obama administration is a case of profiling. The


On this solemn holiday, let’s keep ‘Memorial’ in Memorial Day

Editorial: Unlike many Americans, Samantha Daehling knows painfully well the solemn purpose of today’s


Hollywood groundbreaking holds big payoffs for the Valley

Editorial: Heading into Thursday’s official and long awaited groundbreaking for the Hollywood Slots at Mahoning


Gosnell was a criminal and got what he deserved, but ...

Editorial: It would not have bothered us if Philadelphia physician Kermit Gosnell had gotten the death penalty.


Scrap thieves show again what a scourge on society they are

Editorial: Scrap thieves are certainly among the dimmest lights in the pantheon of petty crooks. We have


Ohio Senate must no longer stonewall Nitro’s Law

Editorial: “No person shall knowingly torture, torment, needlessly mutilate or maim, cruelly beat, poison,


Once again, tragedy from afar strikes a chord close to home

Editorial: It has been nearly 28 years since a killer tornado swept through the Mahoning and Shenango valleys,


Added scrutiny of charter schools in city and state is overdue, but finally coming

Editorial: State and local education lead- ers are committing themselves to beefed-up monitoring of Ohio’s


Specialty courts dispense fair justice for U.S. veterans

Editorial: Col. James Dignan, commander of the 910th Airlift Wing at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station,


New president of YSU faces a full slate of challenges

Editorial: In the months leading up to the selection of a new president for Youngstown State University, long-


Karzai opens can of worms with admission of CIA cash

Editorial: Remember the stacks of hundred-dollar bills wrapped in plastic loaded onto pallets headed for


Can anything positive come out of Cleveland’s house of horrors?

Editorial: Even though many perplexinG questions remain unanswered, some horrific details emerging from the