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Friends of Nitro must unite to enact animal justice soon

Editorial: Tens of thousands of animal lovers throughout Ohio and around the world are sick and tired of the


Baptism by fire for new leader of air reserve station in Valley

Editorial: Air Force Col. James D. Dignan was sworn in Saturday as the new commander of the Youngstown Air


Time for Congress to do more than talk about nuclear waste

Editorial: While a lot of news has been made in the Mahoning Valley in recent weeks about the disposal of one


The future of Ohio schools

Editorial: The future of Ohio schools The financial details of Gov. John Kasich’s “Achievement Everywhere”


Cuba won’t change course when Castro dynasty ends

Editorial: 2With that unambiguous statement, Cuban President Raul Castro, who was elected last week to a second


Note to the Chief: Umpires are known by company they keep

Editorial: Last year, Chief Justice John Rob- erts was faced with a dilemma when the Affordable Care Act came


Diesel version of the Cruze again spotlights Lordstown

Editorial: There’s a reason the Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel attracted so much attention at the Cleveland


Grace period ends, drivers now subject to tickets for texting

Editorial: Motorists — especially those under 18 — who haven’t weaned themselves away from texting and driving


Youngstown schools cannot afford to lose superintendent

Editorial: When the restructuring plan for the Youngstown City School District is unveiled to the public March


Sequestration was a bad idea in the beginning; it’s worse now

Editorial: Sequestration was a device borne out of desperation when Democrats and Republicans showed themselves


Court consolidation genie is already out of the bottle

Editorial: Officials in the cities of Camp- bell and Struthers deserve high marks for honesty on the issue of


There’s no exception in Ohio’s constitution for Internet cafes

Editorial: There’s no exception in Ohio’s constitution for Internet cafes The Ohio General Assembly, which


Ex-Rep. Jackson has earned maximum penalty for crime

Editorial: At most, Jesse L. Jackson Jr. will get 57 months in prison for using $750,000 in campaign funds for


Theft of intellectual property at an all-time high in China

Editorial: China has never had a reputa- tion for respecting intellectual property. Former U.S. Sen. George


Common refrain getting old

Editorial: The Hutchinson (Kansas) News: The so-called “Common Core” educational standards that Kansas has