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Obama faces political trouble if Hoerig case isn’t addressed

Editorial: With Ohio as a battleground in the November presidential election, the predominantly Democratic


Militants in Afghanistan stepping up their attacks

Editorial: The 18-hour offensive last week- end by militants in Kabul and three other cities is a clear


Scandals expose a disconnect between mission and reality

Editorial: When the watchdogs are the ones that need watching the most, something is seriously wrong. And


Top-to-bottom look at SCOPE timely with chief’s resignation

Editorial: A 19-year career as executive di- rector of SCOPE Inc. of Trumbull County has come to an


Mass murderer gets a chance to rant in Norwegian court

Editorial: Those who believe that the wheels of justice turn too slowly in the United States — and so often


Youngstown schools district needs experienced treasurer

Editorial: Although the Youngstown city schools system shed its state-designated fiscal emergency status more


Kim pursues his dream while North Koreans live a nightmare

Editorial: Imagine a nation in which its new leader does not address his people for more than 100 days. No need


Liberty’s model of efficiency

Editorial: Consolidation of Liberty Township’s 911 emergency phone service serves as a win-win-win


A classic retelling of the tale

Editorial: Perhaps no other single histori- cal event manages to reach across generations as does the sinking


Don’t compound a tragedy

Editorial: Don’t compound a tragedy The state of Pennsylvania has taken on a challenging and necessarily


Get executions back on track for Portage, Trumbull killers

Editorial: Two noteworthy developments this week in Connecticut and Ohio reinforce the highly contentious


Criminal charge brings some normalcy to the Martin case

Editorial: No case since O.J’s trial has so po- larized the nation along racial lines as that of George


BP’s investment in the Valley deserves cheers, not jeers

Editorial: London-based energy behemoth BP, the second largest oil and gas producer in the nation, is


Santorum’s pragmatic move sets the November line-up

Editorial: It became obvious more than a week ago that President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov.


U.S. House must clear up bottleneck over transportation

Editorial: The rightward-tilting U.S. Cham- ber of Commerce and the leftist-leaning American Federation of