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GOP lawmakers should heed Ohio Secretary of State Husted

Editorial: Last month, in the midst of heated debate over the election reform package being rammed through the


Questions remain even as MYCAP sets a new course

Editorial: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, D-17th, met recently with


Anthony acquittal surprised most people, but it’s history

Editorial: The Casey Anthony trial will go down in judicial history as a case of tragic overreaching by a


The Summer Festival is YSU’s thriving artistic tradition

Editorial: It is difficult to count the ways in which Youngstown State University contributes to the betterment


Arrest warrant for Gadhafi deserves to be taken seriously

Editorial: In issuing the arrest warrant for Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi, the International Criminal Court


The history of today’s holiday makes it stand out from others

Editorial: The United States has holidays devoted to our war dead, to working men and women, our veterans and


Farming out the turnpike

Editorial: Farming out the turnpike We will leave it to social sci- entists to explain how an issue that just


Taxpayers deserve answers to federal courthouse debacle

Editorial: The Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in downtown Youngstown was a General


Blago’s arrogant use of power will cost him freedom, future

Editorial: United States Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald in Chicago could well have been talking about the Mahoning


After the holiday, Congress should buckle down to business

Editorial: It is only fitting that on the day after a holiday that commemorates Americans who showed true


Niles school board’s pact with new superintendent is baffling

Editorial: It’s a question we would rather not ask, yet find ourselves posing more often than we’d like: What


Some lives have been lost, but there are others to be saved

Editorial: One young man is dead and the lives to two others accused of shooting him are changed forever. If


Governor should order review of complaint by Patriot Water

Editorial: Since taking office in January, Re- publican Gov. John Kasich has complained about Ohio’s business


Legislature’s unseemly haste endangers Great Lakes’ health

Editorial: In recent years it appeared that the greatest threat to the long-term health of the Great Lakes was


A turning point for MYCAP?

Editorial: A turning point for MYCAP? After more than a year of inter- nal turmoil and close scrutiny by the