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Response to tanker accident showed nothing but strength

Editorial: There is a series of television commercials for an insurance company in which a scruffy character


Youngstown schools system facing a challenging future

Editorial: Just when it seemed that the em- battled Youngstown City School District had weathered the worst of


Legal limits on ownership of wild animals are needed now

Editorial: It is difficult to find words that describe all that is wrong about the Ohio Legislature’s


GOP tries to prevent Ohioans from voting on election reform

Editorial: The Republican majority in the Ohio General Assembly flexed its political muscle and rammed through


In cities, one follows the other: Foreclosure, abandonment, dilapidation and demolition

Editorial: The ever-expanding ripples from the nation’s foreclosure crisis have presented challenges for


It’s time once again for Valley to rally in support of AF base

Editorial: When the federal government sought to reduce defense spending in 2005 by closing military


Responding to animal cruelty

Editorial: Responding to animal cruelty There are disturbing signs of an epidemic of animal abuse in the


A new gauge to determine if Ohio students are college-ready

Editorial: Every administration wants to put its mark on education in Ohio, and that is both a blessing and a


Campbell sees the light at the end of fiscal tunnel

Editorial: Although the city of Campbell will continue to be under state-declared fiscal emergency until


Gov. Kasich has high praise for area in State of the State

Editorial: In a wide-ranging State of the State speech Tuesday, Ohio Gov. John Kasich tipped his hat to the


Russia and China miss their chance to do the right thing

Editorial: Russia and China share many things with Syrian strongman Bashar Assad: political philosophy, arms


Johnson-Wilson race will give 6th District voters clear choice

Editorial: Barring political upsets of monu- mental proportions, the Republican and Democratic candidates in


Insider-trading bill is a solid investment in accountability

Editorial: It appears that the approval rat- ing for Congress had to drop into the single digits until a law


Altiere seeks ‘one more term’ as Trumbull County sheriff

Editorial: Trumbull County Sheriff Thom- as Altiere says he is seeking what would be his sixth and final term


Youngstown school district seeks input from community

Editorial: With a deadline looming for the recovery plan that’s supposed to pull the Youngstown City School