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Nation must respond to Boston attack with focus and resolve

Editorial: Here’s a prediction. Next year the Boston Marathon will be bigger than this year. More runners.


Council’s meeting on Mooney’s future should have been open

Editorial: Youngstown lawmakers should study the 1982 ruling by the late Judge Forrest J. Cavalier before they


Ohio House defies Kasich and logic in blocking new Medicaid

Editorial: The move by Ohio House Repub- licans to thwart Gov. John Kasich’s proposed expansion of Medicaid to


Unfortunate vote, sad result

Editorial: Unfortunate vote, sad result Trying to find a light bulb made in the USA at a big-box store is


It’s worth making an exception to keep Hathorn at the helm

Editorial: As a general rule, we are opposed to the retire/rehire policies that have grown in popularity in the


Global investigation shows the extent of tax avoidance

Editorial: 2Romney, former governor of Massachusetts and former head of Bain Capital investment group, refused


Long-term foster care is not the place for a kid

Editorial: There are thousands of children in need of foster care or adoption in Ohio, and foster parents,


Fully operational county jail is welcome news for residents

Editorial: Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene is starting his third month in office, but he has already


Margaret Thatcher earned her place in history the hard way

Editorial: Margaret Thatcher was not universally loved, but in history few transformational figures are. And


Attorney general is adamant about going after slum lords

Editorial: 2With those fighting words, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine served notice last week that his


Scrap thieves show no respect, and earn nothing but jail time

Editorial: Scrap thieves are craven and reck- less creatures. They enter empty houses and strip copper


State’s commitment to protect Meander will be put to the test as oil and gas drilling expands

Editorial: Meander Reservoir is the source of drinking water for more than 200,000 Mahoning Valley residents,


North Korea plays with fire by threatening US, S. Korea; intervention by China crucial

Editorial: Is Kim Jong Un, the cartoonish presi- dent of impoverished North Korea, simply crazy, or is he, as


Mahoning County’s libraries of tomorrow are focus of today

Editorial: The library of 2020 will be noth- ing like the library of 1910 — and will even be dramatically


Boardman officials keep faith with residents who voted yes

Editorial: When residents of boardman approved a 3.8-mill police levy in August 2011, we suggested that the