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


Youngstown must not allow a replay of scaffolding saga

Editorial: Mayor Charles Sammarone is justifiably cautious about the pledges from the owner of a downtown


Ohio has too often looked past charter schools’ shortcomings

Editorial: Carl Shye may be one of the worst examples of Ohio’s failure to monitor operations of charter


Taking a shot at easy money

Editorial: Taking a shot at easy money The allure of easy riches was cap- tured 50 years ago by the opening


Kasich reiterates commitment to helping Valley land a racino

Editorial: As the finishing touches are put to the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, which is scheduled to open in


French terrorist’s killing spree is a wake-up call for the West

Editorial: Whether Mohamed Merah, a Frenchman of Algerian origin, was a lone wolf or member of a terrorist


Why did police in Florida buy aggressor’s self-defense claim?

Editorial: After the Feb. 26 shooting of a 17-year-old Miami youth in Sanford, Fla., authorities were


Youngstown’s new parks chief will have to face fiscal realities

Editorial: The Youngstown Park and Rec- reaction Department has operated with $3.1 million from city


Stop all the trickery toward stopping assault of Asian carp

Editorial: A clear and present danger looms larger by the day in the Great Lakes region that threatens the


Pennsylvania wins contest for major Shell investment

Editorial: Not to rain on Chesapeake En- ergy Corp.’s parade in eastern Ohio, but Shell Chemical’s decision to


State auditor is keeping count of who is open and who isn’t

Editorial: Auditor of State Dave Yost is con- cerned, as all auditors are, that local governments are being


Absence of a demolition list makes Youngstown look bad

Editorial: Youngstown has been battling housing blight and neighborhood deterioration for many years, and yet a


Taxing oil and gas to provide income tax cuts makes sense

Editorial: The past week was an unusually busy one for news generated in this area by the ever-emerging oil


African terrorist must answer for his crimes against children

Editorial: Judging by worldwide reaction to the Kony 2012 film on YouTube, most people appear to be unfamiliar


2011 was a good year in Ohio for attracting new development

Editorial: Once again, Site Selection mag- azine has found that Ohio is a good pace to do business. Gov.


Youngstown schools system can do without disruptions

Editorial: While we have long URGED com- munity participation in the academic and financial rebuilding of the