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Opinion | Our Voice | Columns Todd Franko Bertram de Souza David Skolnick Ernie Brown | Letters


State panel keeps demanding budget cuts in Liberty schools

Editorial: Seven months ago, the Liberty Local School District received an ominous warning: If the board of


Let Exterran serve as model for accelerated Valley growth

Editorial: The official opening of Exterran Energy Solutions’ $13 million 65,000-square-foot advanced


Time for regional approach to war on illegal drug trade

Editorial: On the heels of the success- ful yearlong investigation of a major drug operation with roots in


Loss of ‘anti-fracking’ issue was a gain for Youngstown

Editorial: The loss of what was billed as an anti-fracking amendment to Youngstown’s charter was surprising


Tuesday’s primary provided insight into the two key races

Editorial: The Democratic nominee for Youngstown mayor has a couple of hurdles to clear before he can take the


Engineer’s hiring of a felon resurrects his own troubles

Editorial: When Mahoning County Engi- neer Patrick Ginnetti won election in 2012 by virtue of being unopposed,


Marathon bomber is buried with a dignity he didn’t earn

Editorial: It is not difficult to find photo- graphs of the bodies of Italy’s World War II fascist leader,


Sanitarians shortage bolsters case for merger of health units

Editorial: “Consolidation of health entities more essential than ever.” That was the headline for an


Parking scofflaws were given what should be one last chance

Editorial: Over the last 75 years there have been several parking-ticket amnesty programs in the city of


JobsOhio’s ‘private’ status still generates controversy

Editorial: First, Ohio Auditor David Yost presented a compelling — and successful — argument that JobsOhio, the


Hagan’s medical marijuana proposal merits discussion

Editorial: State Rep. Robert F. Hagan. D-58th, has been in favor of legalizing marijuana in the state —


Jamael Brown gets our nod in Youngstown mayoral race

Editorial: The two leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for mayor of Youngstown agree on most of


Disaster strikes in Bangladesh as greed trumps worker safety

Editorial: 2— Pope Francis, at a Mass on Wednesday. Pope Francis, who has been the leader of the 1.2 billion


All things considered, they’d be better off in Philadelphia

Editorial: Hawaii may be the closest thing to paradise on U.S. soil, but public employees or officials are


Dean has earned re-election as Warren council president

Editorial: There hasn’t been a vote of no- confidence by a majority of the 10-member Warren City Council, nor