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


US should work with Somalia in battling pirates, kidnappers

Editorial: While leaders of pirate gangs in the East African nation of Somalia are warning of dire consequences


In a decade, China’s share of auto-parts market explodes

Editorial: It took far too long for U.S. poli- cy makers to recognize the damage that China’s unfair currency


How would GOPers address issues raised by the president?

Editorial: Following his decisive victory Tuesday in Florida’s primary, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney


Sheriff’s gambit forced city’s hand, but raises new questions

Editorial: If Youngstown City Council ap- proves the purchase of $22,000 in new equipment for video


Consolidation of health entities is no-brainer, but action absent

Editorial: Why does Youngstown Mayor Charles Sammarone have to set a deadline for Mahoning County to indicate


Collecting debts is good; doing it in Youngstown, even better

Editorial: Debt collectors get a bad rap. To be sure, some of them cross the line from trying to collect to


Premium should be on safety

Editorial: Premium should be on safety Mahoning County Sheriff Ran- dall Wellington and his spokesmen can


State probe of school projects in Liberty needed for closure

Editorial: The $1.2 million in personnel cuts approved last week by the Liberty Board of Education were not a


America’s auto czar reaffirms federal commitment to Valley

Editorial: When President Barack Obama hailed the resurgence of the American auto industry during his State of


Giffords leaving Congress with a message to remember

Editorial: Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had developed a reputation during her first six years in Congress as


Presidential sweepstakes will undermine economic recovery

Editorial: President Barack Obama and Dem- ocrats on Capitol Hill should disabuse themselves of the idea that


A cowardly captain’s rising through the ranks defies logic

Editorial: It is difficult to imagine how Fran- cesco Schettino ever became the captain of a ship, entrusted


Public has a right to details of suit against Macejko, city

Editorial: There’s no compelling reason for U.S. District Court Judge Christopher A. Boyko to maintain the seal


Dog fighting is a corrosive evil that deserves prosecution

Editorial: Ugliness is in the eye of the beholder. But some things are so ugly that they deserve universal


Ohio’s top court should delve into Mahoning County courts

Editorial: As the dispute between the three judges of the Youngstown Municipal Court and the city