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Enforce wild-animals law now

Editorial: Enforce wild-animals law now Now that a federal district court has wisely upheld the


Senseless snags thwart action to protect against Asian carp

Editorial: Delays in meaningful action to protect the Great Lakes against the invasive Asian carp are dangerous.


Building department hiring wrong move in Youngstown

Editorial: We were on the verge of giving Youngstown Mayor Charles Sammarone a round of applause for


Kwanzaa offers guidance to steer through adversity

Editorial: As Americans begin the final week of a particularly troubling year, all of us can take some degree


The spirit of Christmas is one of strength and renewal

Editorial: Christmas has become so wrapped in tissue paper and ribbon, so dominated by commercialism, so


The First Christmas

Editorial: And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the


Yes, Virginia

Editorial: EDITOR’S NOTE: The following editorial, among the most famous ever written, appeared in The New York


Nitro’s Law deserved better treatment in General Assembly

Editorial: Nitro’s Law would have seemed to be a bill that would sail through the Ohio General Assembly in days


YSU trustees should not rush to hire new president

Editorial: Youngstown State University faces a challening future with the new state funding formula


Don’t ruin a good holiday

Editorial: Don’t ruin a good holiday The last couple of weeks have not been good ones for habitual drunken


Pakistan’s children in harm’s way

Editorial: The supension of the polio vaccination program is unacceptable.


It makes sense for Hubbard and Liberty schools to share treasurer

Editorial: It’s taking longer than may have been expected to ink a deal for Liberty and Hubbard to share the services of a school treasurer.


Retiring Jim Petro leaves a record of exemplary public service

Editorial: By any measure, Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro has been an outstanding public servant. Petro’s 28 years in government have been marked by a record of honesty and hard work, and a commitment to doing good for the people of Ohio.


Ohio killer loses in court but manages to win clemency

Editorial: Ronald Post and his lawyers tried for years to convince a court that he was too fat to be executed.


Youngstown school system’s problems continue

Editorial: The academic distress commission has taken contol of the district’s budget.