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


There is time, and there are ways to save postal centers

Editorial: Not that we didn’t suspect as much, but it is now clear that the U.S. Postal Service was only going


Region will fare quite well in capital projects funding

Editorial: When Gov. John Kasich first broached the idea of a special commission being given the responsibility


Latest school tragedy mimics others in its senselessness

Editorial: It happened again. And again the expressions of condolences are mixed with expressions of disbelief


Crunch time for consolidation of city, county health agencies

Editorial: In January, we used the words “no brainer” to define the issue before the governing body of the


Regardless of age, a person accused of a double homicide should not be tried in secret

Editorial: If Jordan Brown of Wampum, Pa., had been tried as an adult and found guilty of murdering his


Gains is preferred in race for Mahoning County prosecutor

Editorial: In his 15-plus years as Mahoning County prosecutor, Paul Gains has compiled a record that is both


Mubarak and his henchmen deserve to be treated harshly

Editorial: Anything short of the death penalty for deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak would not only be


A sixth tral is unusual, but necessary in Mahoning case

Editorial: The concept of double jeopardy — that a person cannot be “subject for the same offence to be twice


Liberty Township’s 911 system needs independent evaluation

Editorial: There are facts and there are opinions surrounding Liberty Township’s 911 emergency telephone


Hughes, Greene make strong bids for sheriff; Greene gets nod

Editorial: Randall Wellington became sher- iff of Mahoning County in 1999 at a dark time for the office. His


Betras will have to prove worth on elections board

Editorial: Here’s a piece of advice for Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted: Delete from your Rolodex the names


In the 64th District primaries: Tom Letson and Randy Law

Editorial: Both Republicans and Democrats will have choices to make in the primary election for the 64th Ohio


Make all Delphi retirees equal

Editorial: Make all Delphi retirees equal It is not too late to right a wrong that was set in motion nearly


Traficanti, Pishkur warrant support in commissioner races

Editorial: In the crowded Field for the Dem- ocratic nomination for the open Mahoning County commissioner seat,


Court consolidation finally getting attention it deserves

Editorial: When the highest elected judge in Ohio speaks, the state courts listen. There is statutory power in