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Needed: Family physicians

Editorial: Needed: Family physicians It only makes sense that the Unit- ed States is on the verge of facing a


Democracy in Egypt in peril with power grab by president

Editorial: A prominent rights activist and best-selling novelist in Egypt used the word “mistakes” to describe


Ohio was on a dangerous path toward a tainted Election Day

Editorial: Give Secretary of State Jon Hus- ted credit for recognizing that Ohio was headed down a road that


School busing controversy in Austintown is at an end

Editorial: It appears that officials of the Austintown School District and area Catholic schools have found a


Oh, the things we can do when we put our minds to it

Editorial: The men and women of NASA clear- ly still have the ability to amaze anyone paying the slightest bit


Airport’s July passenger count impressive in this economy

Editorial: If the federal government needs any proof that a $780,000 grant will be a sound investment in the


Reserve station at airport is an important part of area economy

Editorial: Strategic pause is not a phrase that would seem to be of great significance, but when it comes to


The race is on, here comes ...

Editorial: The race is on, here comes ... The days when presidential elec- tion campaigns were low-key


Prospective buyer for RG Steel should work closely with state

Editorial: In announcing that he has put in a bid of $17 million for RG Steel LLC’s plant in Warren, C.J.


Renewal of school levy may be tough sell in city

Editorial: The president of the Youngstown Board of Education, Lock P. Beachum Sr., made two statements


Law on texting and driving is too lenient, unevenly enforced

Editorial: When a family supports lenien- cy for an inattentive driver who caused someone’s death, the judge


Ohio voters will decide how political districts are created

Editorial: Ohio Republicans have only themselves to blame for the constitutional amendment pertaining to the


Hate takes a deadly toll at a Wisconsin temple

Editorial: Less than three weeks ago, the na- tion was shocked when an angry young man dressed in SWAT attire


Youngstown schools district not off hook with resignation

Editorial: Youngstown city schools of- ficials should not take comfort from the resignation of the state’s


Congress can least afford to lose a Steven LaTourette

Editorial: When this newspaper endorsed U.S. Rep. Steven LaTourette for re-election to Congress in 2008, we