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


New nuclear technology is hostage to an old problem

Editorial: This year began as what could have been the year in which a new generation of nuclear power plants


Melfi’s steady hand on wheel is leading Girard out of debt

Editorial: If all goes according to plan, the city of Girard will shed its state-imposed fiscal emergency


State continues to blindly shift funding to charter schools

Editorial: State continues to blindly shift funding to charter schools In attempting to hold public school


Take orange barrels in stride, they’re good for the economy

Editorial: They may signal inconvenience for the driving public and may even put somewhat of a damper on


When massage parlors take what they do to another level

Editorial: What’s a city to do when there is ample anonymous evidence on various websites that at least some


Boardman trustees must show why special election necessary

Editorial: After concluding that a vote in May vote was too soon for a 3.85-mill police levy in Boardman that


Lessons to be learned from the nation’s four worst years

Editorial: We can’t say that we’ve never been caught up in the moment and suggested that the political


Sweep of city’s South Side gives hope to other areas

Editorial: One of the most blighted blocks in the city of Youngstown is finally receiving the attention of


Jumping from crisis to crisis is not the way to run a nation

Editorial: The kindest interpretation of what went on in Washington, D.C., last week would be that Republicans


Trim Trumbull precincts now

Editorial: Trim Trumbull precincts now It’s been more than five years since former Trumbull County Board of


Now is not the time to rush decisions on Covelli Centre

Editorial: Any discussion in Youngstown City Hall about the Covelli Centre that involves finances should occur


Rebuilding of Ivory Coast must be a global endeavor

Editorial: After four months of refusing to bow to the will of the people and give up the presidency of the


All but five states have tougher animal abuse laws than Ohio

Editorial: Let’s hope that the third time is the charm. In the last three Ohio General Assemblies,


Youngstown, Warren face property vacancies reality

Editorial: Between them, the cities of Youngstown and Warren have 86,609 parcels of land, of which a


Performance audit provides map toward city school savings

Editorial: The hard cold fact of a perfor- mance audit is that it’s only worth the paper it is printed on