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US to have role in Afghanistan even after coalition forces gone

Editorial: On the first anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, the world’s leading terrorist,


Senate bill serves as flimsy lifesaver for Postal Service

Editorial: On the surface, the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan approval last week of legislation that would halt the


Judge Douglas’ stellar record should close book on the seat

Editorial: Judge Robert A. Douglas Jr. will leave the Youngstown Municipal Court bench on Aug. 1 with an


Keeping an eye on the prize will fill a lot of stomachs

Editorial: Hunger isn’t anything new to the Mahoning Valley. An entry in today’s Years Ago column notes that


Year later, bin Laden killing remains a decision to behold

Editorial: As the details become public of the debates and deliberations within the White House over the


All parties must use caution as watchword for drilling

Editorial: A series of minor earthquakes that rocked the Greater Youngstown area last year has not shaken the


Rally the tally for Valley to win $1 million to fight hunger

Editorial: As of Saturday night, the Youngstown-Warren metro area ranked solidly and proudly in first place in the online voting campaign called Fighting Hunger Together.


Sammarone should explore all options for Covelli Centre

Editorial: There’s no point in revisiting the troubled history of the Covelli Centre other than to note that


Wild swings in sentencing ill serves justice in America

Editorial: Since the founding of this nation, equal justice for all under the law has stood as a tenet most


Federal prison sentences serve as warning to would-be crooks

Editorial: Just as law enforcement officials will tell you that drugs are at the heart of Youngstown’s crime


Bullies in Congress must stop beating up on Safe Schools bill

Editorial: Bullying and cyberbullying in U.S. schools pack a mean punch on America’s youth. Consider these


Another glimpse into Ohio’s lax oversight of charter schools

Editorial: The Liberty Board of Education’s experience with two “conversion schools,” essentially charter


Fiscal officers, treasurers targeted in proposed bill

Editorial: Although the Liberty School Dis- trict and the city of Campbell are not mentioned by name, Ohio


New Great Lakes bill should get full hearings in Columbus

Editorial: Gov. John Kasich did the right thing last summer when he vetoed a hasty and ill-conceived bill that


For-profit? Surely the state kids

Editorial: For-profit? Surely the state kids If the punchline of this joke didn’t have the potential to cost