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


The fascinating case of the missing amendment

Editorial: Two weeks ago, Attorney General Mike DeWine said that the state had 667 Internet sweepstakes


Advice to Youngstown council: Rethink charter-vote plans

Editorial: Is participatory democracy dead in Youngstown? That’s a legitimate question the 11 members of the


Some targets are obvious

Editorial: Some targets are obvious The news that Youngstown is going to lose more than $1.5 million next


Another mass killer prepares for mayhem under the radar

Editorial: A high school. A university cam- pus. An Army base. A shopping mall. And now a theater. What they


Rescue Mission has aided Valley 119 years; now it needs our help

Editorial: Since 1893, The Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley has shined as a beacon of hope for tens of


Filibuster blocks attempt to restore campaign transparency

Editorial: Unlimited campaign spend- ing is the law of the land, ratified by a Supreme Court that equated


Correction

Editorial: Correction A study, “Beyond Boundaries, a Shared Services Plan for Ohio Schools and Government,”


The time is right to unite United Ways in Valley

Editorial: For many decades, United Way agencies and their forerunner Community Chest organizations in Mahoning


Arts and entertainment do more than lift people’s spirits

Editorial: The Mahoning Valley would be a poorer place without the strong presence of the arts that are enjoyed


For dollars & sense, Valley’s fiefdoms must learn to share

Editorial: For far too long, the Mahoning Valley’s 17 cities, 23 villages, 56 townships and 40 public school


Red, white and they blew it

Editorial: Red, white and they blew it It’s going to be uncomfortable for a lot of people to watch the


YSU pursuing new strategies to deal with higher ed reality

Editorial: Youngstown State University’s enrollment decline is expected to continue this fall, thus forcing


Warren schools chief’s leaving shows cracks in hiring process

Editorial: Bruce W. Thomas had not even completed a year as superintendent of the Warren City School District


A lot of winners have become losers in not-so-Happy Valley

Editorial: The report released by former FBI director Louis Freeh on Thursday excoriated top-ranking Penn State


Top-to-bottom evaluation of Covelli Centre is timely

Editorial: Whatever decision Youngstown Mayor Charles Sammarone’s ultimately arrives at with regard to the