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U.N. panel should question Libyan about Pan Am attack

Editorial: The British and Scottish govern- ments have little credibility when it comes to getting all the


There’s no good reason for a drug to go from $10 to $1,500

Editorial: If ever there were a perfect snap- shot of dysfunction in modern American medicine, it would appear


The week for a budget deal

Editorial: The week for a budget deal This is the week when Republicans and Democrats in Washington have to


Lifting of fiscal emergency is not an invitation to spend

Editorial: The relief that greeted last week’s announcement by Ohio Auditor of State Dave Yost that the


Lack of clarity prompts questions about budget

Editorial: If you study the biennium budget proposed by Republican Gov. John Kasich and his fiscal gurus and


Hathorn presents the kind of bold plan Youngstown needs

Editorial: When Youngstown Schools su- perintendent Connie Hathorn came to town, he told some people that he


Obama can appease critics of his anti-Gadhafi stance

Editorial: There are people in this coun- try, especially Republicans in Congress and conservative


Bonuses are easier to give when someone else is paying

Editorial: When Democrats were swept out of Congress in November, a lot of their staffers were left scrambling


Challenge for Youngstown: Do more with less workers

Editorial: This is not the time for govern- ment to be padding the public payroll, especially in a community


Obama needs an exit strategy from Libya beginning today

Editorial: Over the weekend, President Ba- rack Obama offered a pretty good synopsis of what the United States


Prosecutor Gains has nothing to complain about with budget

Editorial: Talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth. Mahoning County Prosecutor Paul Gains was incensed


Cut the ties that bind

Editorial: Cut the ties that bind But for an ill-advised decision years ago by trustees for two charitable


Senate Republicans must slow the adoption of photo-ID bill

Editorial: In an obvious attempt to suppress the votes of Ohioans who do not traditionally support them,


Savings from dropping Ohio’s front plate would be miniscule

Editorial: Yes, we know there are some Ohio- ans who hate that the state is one of the 31 that require


Is any public sector pay raise justified in current economy?

Editorial: Three weeks ago, Columbiana County commissioners agreed to a 3 percent pay raise this year for