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


Some crimes hit a nerve, others are barely noticed

Editorial: Crime has become almost like background noise, easy to ignore unless you’re the victim or unless


Death of photo ID bill victory for democracy

Editorial: 2With that comment, Rep. Bill Batchelder, R-Medina, speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives,


Wait for debt-deal details before final sigh of relief

Editorial: Look for all sides in the debt limit debate to begin declaring victory, and feel free to take most


Turnpike eyed as a cash cow

Editorial: Turnpike eyed as a cash cow Just a year ago, during his cam- paign for governor, John Kasich said


Mayor Williams’ departure notable in a couple of ways

Editorial: When he begins his assignment Aug. 8 as the executive director of the Office of Recovery for Auto


Boardman is losing revenue and facing other challenges

Editorial: In a perfect world every commu- nity would have just the right amount of tax money to provide all


Millions on the ‘roads to death’ as famine spreads in E. Africa

Editorial: If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the photographic images of hunger-ravaged babies and


Columbiana commissioners on right track with budget

Editorial: It would have been relatively easy for Columbiana County commissioners Jim Hoppel, Penny Traina and


In Norway, a monster saw himself as a hero of his race

Editorial: It would not be worth mentioning that there are people making excuses for Anders Behring Breivik’s


Youngstown schools’ budget must be handled with care

Editorial: Six months after he was ap- pointed superintendent of the Youngstown City School District, Dr.


As the deadline approaches, everything’s on the table

Editorial: He couldn’t speak much more emphatically: “Congress consistently brings the government to the edge


Looking for stimulus funds? Look no farther than V&M

Editorial: It’s a popular pastime in some quar- ters to denigrate the federal stimulus bill as a waste of


High court’s fine wine decision

Editorial: A decision from the Ohio Supreme Court this month that enables a Lake Milton winery to continue to


Act swiftly to produce project of Paramount importance

Editorial: From its opening in February 1918 with “A Modern Musketeer” starring Douglas Fairbanks to its


The needs of military veterans are both chronic and acute

Editorial: Memorial Day at the end of May and Veterans Day on Nov. 11 are fine holidays, but sometimes it