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


There is a difference between having a job and working

Editorial: The latest job figures to come out of Washington this week showed that in July 12.8 million


Good intentions alone won’t restart RG Steel

Editorial: There’s a glimmer of hope today that the RG Steel plant in Warren will reopen — given the


Great Lakes have a role to play in presidential politics

Editorial: The “Great Lakes Issue” is not like- ly to rise to the level of jobs and the economy in the two


Cheating can’t be tolerated

Editorial: Cheating can’t be tolerated A relative handful of Ohio public schools are suspected of cooking


Ohio Republicans should let ruling by federal judge stand

Editorial: What has changed since 2008 when all Ohioans had the chance to vote on the Saturday, Sunday and


Obama, Romney head into final stretch of the election

Editorial: In the next eight weeks, President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, will be


Old and new industries are important to Valley’s heatlh

Editorial: In recent days the Mahoning Valley has been paying attention to stories about job prospects,


Penn National Gaming firm in its commitment to Valley

Editorial: The $250 million Penn Nation- al Gaming Inc. will be spending to bring a thoroughbred horse-racing


Fugitive Safe Surrender gives people a chance to start anew

Editorial: Going through life with an out- standing warrant, even for a relatively minor offense, is no way to


Failure to merge United Ways a blow to consolidation efforts

Editorial: It has long been suggested that the public sector could learn a thing or two from the private


Work changes over years; so does how we view Labor Day

Editorial: It’s been 130 years since the holi- day we mark today was born in New York City in the nascent days


What’s ‘open’ isn’t a question

Editorial: What’s ‘open’ isn’t a question One of the great mysteries of life — at least from the viewpoint


Youngstown schools super will fight takeover by state

Editorial: If there’s a word that describes Dr. Connie Hathorn, superintendent of Youngstown city schools, it’s


Romney must not get away with just criticizing Obama

Editorial: For three days this week, Repub- licans in Tampa, Fla., whacked at President Barack Obama like a pi


A weak texting-while-driving law is better than no law at all

Editorial: Today is a day that could have signaled real progress toward making Ohio’s roads safer.