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


Fines hurt, but there may be stronger medicine for abuse

Editorial: There’s no question that $3 bil- lion is a lot of money for a drug company to pay in fines and


Ohioans can right the wrong done with district boundaries

Editorial: Barring a colossal failure on the part of the group seeking to change the way Ohio’s legislative


Sandusky’s trial is over, but Penn State’s is just beginning

Editorial: Jerry Sandusky, the Penn State as- sistant football coach who used his position to prey on


Obama again takes on China

Editorial: President Barack Obama brought his re-election campaign to the Mahoning Valley Friday with a speech


Patriot Water still under the gun from ODNR and EPA

Editorial: The Ohio Environmental Protec- tion Agency and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources understand,


U.S. apologizes to Pakistan; Afghan supply lines reopen

Editorial: For the past seven months, the crucial supply routes from Pakistan to Afghanistan have been closed


GM recovery gives employees the possibility of ‘going home’

Editorial: General Motors is involved in a “reunification” effort that makes sense for the company and its


Lessons to be learned from plan for Cleveland schools

Editorial: Gov. John Kasich traveled to Cleveland Monday to sign a law designed to transform the troubled


A holiday tip: Think about what we hold to be self-evident

Editorial: One of the marvelous things about the Fourth of July holiday is that it can be so many things to so


Another victory in battle against crime in the city

Editorial: If it’s true that a picture is worth a thousand words, then the eight mug shots on the front page


Then as now, bringing down gangsters takes outside help

Editorial: Fifty years ago, Youngstown was in the grip of mob warfare so intense that it earned the city a


‘Gem’ of a facility in Warren should be able to get a buyer

Editorial: RG Steel LLC’s plant in Warren has ceased operations in the wake of the company’s filing for


Breaking the flow of hot metal

Editorial: Breaking the flow of hot metal In a flurry of activity before ad- journing for the summer, Ohio’s


Immigration on front burner, despite inaction by Congress

Editorial: President Obama’s decision to allow some illegal immigrants to stay in the country was political,


Those who don’t/can’t pay for health care shift cost to others

Editorial: Make no mistake. All but a few Americans have access to health care, at least in emergencies. What