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Shuttle program ends 30-year ride with astronomical assets

Editorial: Today’s scheduled landing of space shuttle Atlantis ends an exciting 30-year era of space


Correction

Editorial: Correction An editorial in Tuesday’s edition contained inaccuracies regarding House Bill 125, the


Cordray is good choice for consumer protection head

Editorial: President Barack Obama recog- nized that his first choice to head the new Consumer Financial


Abortion ‘heartbeat bill’ gives Ohio an onerous distinction

Editorial: Ohio Gov. John Kasich is just one signature away from staining the Buckeye State’s image by


Partisanship robs Congress of the opportunity to take a bigger bite out of the deficit

Editorial: It’s now two weeks since Congress returned to Washington after its July 4 holiday weekend, forgoing


Court reorganization plan falls short of the mark

Editorial: There’s a phrase that grew out of the sinking of the world’s greatest passenger ocean liner of its


Gone but not off the hook

Editorial: Gone but not off the hook Trumbull County Engineer David DeChristofaro got off on the wrong foot


Can South Sudan avoid path taken by neighbors in Africa?

Editorial: The world’s newest country has been founded on the blood of 2 million people who died in Africa’s


Kasich, DeWine set sights on prescription drug scourge

Editorial: There were those who thought that Ohio’s new governor, John Kasich, was being heavy handed when he


Complaints about railroad in Boardman ring familiar

Editorial: If you’re wondering why Board- man Township officials keep complaining about the eyesore that is the


State fiscal emergency status could benefit Liberty schools

Editorial: While the immediate response of government entities placed in fiscal emergency by the state of Ohio


Dismissal of charges is another roadblock to public getting the whole story

Editorial: This newspaper has been follow- ing the drama behind the development of Mahoning County’s office


President’s power to protect national resources under attack

Editorial: The casual observer might think that all anyone in Congress is doing these days is worrying about


White House appointment is feather in Williams’ cap

Editorial: In and of itself, Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams’ appointment by President Barack Obama as director


Results missing; so is the money

Editorial: Results missing; so is the money Revelations by the auditor of state’s office regarding the