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Shortcuts won’t work in seeking peace in Middle East

Editorial: Time after time it has been shown that two wrongs don’t make a right in the Middle East, so yet


There are no sacred cows

Editorial: There are no sacred cows If there is one rule that President Barack Obama, the Democratic


Consolidation of health entities more essential today than ever

Editorial: Lost in the political tusnami of the presidential election was the story of the Youngstown Health


Power grab by Egypt’s leader threatens future of the nation

Editorial: 2That question, posed several months ago by a prominent rights activist and best-selling novelist in


Pouring money into politics became 2012’s extreme sport

Editorial: A $6 million man wouldn’t have stood a chance running for a contested U.S. Senate race in 2012. And


Girard should hire consultant to evaluate water meter plan

Editorial: The battle between Girard Mayor James Melfi and city council over the installation of remote water


Video arraignments’ return alleviates worry about safety

Editorial: The 1981 killing of Mahoning County Sheriff’s Deputy Sonny Litch as he was transporting a prisoner


Wild animal owners resist common sense restrictions

Editorial: It has been more than a year since Ohio made international headlines when Terry Thompson, 62,


State Legislature should ban Internet sweepstakes parlors

Editorial: Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, who has made no secret of his disdain for gambling joints cloaked


Condemned man’s bogus claim

Editorial: Condemned man’s bogus claim It has been nearly 29 years since Ronald Post shot 53-year-old Helen


Student suspensions shocking in Valley’s two largest districts

Editorial: Let’s not get hung up on the way student suspensions are recorded in Youngstown and Warren. The


Animal lovers of Ohio, act now to enact Nitro’s Law

Editorial: Time is rapidly running out for the Ohio General Assembly to remove the shameful and embarrassing


Let’s observe two-pronged message of Thanksgiving

Editorial: As citizens of the United States, as residents of the Mahoning Valley and as members of proud


Benghazi attack warrants an objective investigation

Editorial: Closed-door meetings between key intelligence officials and members of Congress failed to provide


Mayor Sammarone can shrink municipal court via the budget

Editorial: While the vacant Youngstown Municipal Court judgeship can only be eliminated through an act of the