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


State funds for Liberty schools come with long string attached

Editorial: Without the $1.9 million state loan, the Liberty School District’s cash flow problem would have been


Nothing ‘super’ about inability of committee to do its job

Editorial: Perhaps nothing better encap- sulates the story of how compromise has become a dirty word between


Commissioners should adopt ‘no’ as the rule on the budget

Editorial: There should be no misunder- standing about the attitude of private sector taxpayers when it comes


There is a right to hold a sign; pitching a tent isn’t the same

Editorial: Youngstown has avoided the worst of the “occupy” movements that has been seen in some other areas.


Penn State failed young victims

Editorial: Penn State failed young victims To read the 23-page findings of fact released by the grand jury


Back-to-future voting system had inauspicious beginning

Editorial: It was 9:26 p.m., almost two hours after the polls closed Tuesday in Ohio, that the problems with


Don’t expect President Karzai to mourn U.S. military deaths

Editorial: This week’s report that at least 1,712 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan since


A day to thank our veterans — and to do more if they need it

Editorial: The tradition that we observe today has its direct roots in World War I, then known as the Great


Academic recovery blueprint holds promise for Youngstown

Editorial: In Tuesday’s general election, Youngstown residents went for experience and enthusiasm in the


Repeal of SB 5 means there’s work to be done in Columbus

Editorial: During the long and varied de- bate leading up to Tuesday’s vote on state Issue 2, the referendum on


New base commander arrives at a crucial time for Air Force

Editorial: As the White House and Congress work to slash $1.3 trillion from the federal budget deficit, defense


Correction

Editorial: Correction A Saturday endorsement editorial in the Poland Board of Education race referred to


Need for public transportation is evident in Trumbull County

Editorial: Asking voters to approve a tax increase in the midst of an economic recession is not something we do


SB 5 is too broad, too divisive; a no vote on Issue 2 is urged

Editorial: It is impossible to argue that public employees in the state of Ohio can continue to expect to live


For Poland school board: incumbents Zedaker, Shovlin

Editorial: The two incumbents seeking re- election to the Poland Board of Education offer some interesting