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


Attorney General Cordray is deserving of a full term

Editorial: Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray’s challenger in the Nov. 2 general election, former U.S. Sen.


Rimedio-Righetti must handle commissioner’s job with care

Editorial: Mahoning County voters made it clear in the May primary election that they are ready for a change


Husted ready, able to serve as Ohio’s secretary of state

Editorial: When an incumbent office- holder isn’t seeking re-election, voters must ask themselves this question


Libraries remain an important investment in our community

Editorial: Andrew Carnegie is acknowl- edged as the father of the public library system in the United States,


For Mahoning County auditor: We withhold our endorsement

Editorial: It will come as no surprise to Ma- honing County Auditor Michael Sciortino that we are not endorsing


Focus on community colleges bodes well for the Valley

Editorial: President Barack obama and second lady Jill Biden gave community colleges across America their day


U.N. must find a solution to the rape epidemic in Congo

Editorial: A year after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the central African nation of Congo and


Fuda’s work ethic, dedication of benefit to Trumbull County

Editorial: “Phenomenal” isn’t a word usual- ly associated with government, especially during an economic


YSU’s losses continue to mount with regard to a key labor pact

Editorial: Youngstown State University President Cynthia Anderson, who has made it clear that she had nothing


House leads way in sending a message to China on fair trade

Editorial: The U.S. House of Representatives spoke with an amazingly clear voice last week in passing the


911 review is an emergency

Editorial: Mahoning County Sheriff Ran- dall Wellington’s claim that his department can save county government


Changes in health care bring a new way of doing business

Editorial: Providing health care isn’t what it used to be when a board of well-meaning local businessmen with


Worldwide terror alert puts games in spotlight

Editorial: More than 7,000 athletes from 71 countries are in New Delhi, India, to participate in the 12-day


Protecting the lives of miners should be a priority for all

Editorial: Everyone should be able to agree that underground mines are inherently dangerous places, but that


Presidential oil spill panel must have subpoena power

Editorial: If you believe that the perpetra- tors of the worst environmental crisis in U.S. history will