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Development of a rail system in Ohio is worth pursuing

Editorial: People who can remember excur- sions by passenger train from downtown Youngstown stations to


YSU President Anderson keeps focus on the future

Editorial: Although she has been at the helm of Youngstown State University since July 1, Dr. Cynthia Anderson


The least society can give victims of violence is justice

Editorial: This was started as an editorial about the senseless murder of a hard-working Youngstown real


Let’s curb ‘a menace to society;’ Ban texting at the wheel in Ohio

Editorial: Texting kills. That stark and chilling headline screamed out at readers from the front page of


U.N. should not suffer fools like Ahmadinejad so gladly

Editorial: The shame of the United Nations is not that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was able to take


Margaret G. K. Dennison: A powerhouse public leader

Editorial: In death, as in her remarkable life of leadership, advocacy and public service, Margaret Gillmer


Pipeline blast should get the attention of people everywhere

Editorial: Most people just don’t think about infrastructure much of the time. There’s simply too much else to


Did you hear the one about the end of the recession...?

Editorial: On paper at least, it’s been a red- letter week to revel in the revitalization of the economy of the


Cuba appears to be changing, but U.S. Senate will need proof

Editorial: Cuba appears to be changing, but U.S. Senate will need proof The first real winds of change in 50


Finally others are recognizing what China has been up to

Editorial: A sentence in a McClatchy-Tri- bune news story out of Washington the other day read: “Anti-China


The carp threat remains

Editorial: The carp threat remains Last week President Barack Obama met with a Great Lakes region delegation


This animal welfare case appears to have staying power

Editorial: There are, of course, more impor- tant things in the world than the welfare of cats. Which is not to


Voinovich steps across aisle to support small-business bill

Editorial: Given that virtually everyone in Washington can be heard saying that small business is the backbone


We can trace our national heritage to events on this date

Editorial: Today is Constitution Day, a day not celebrated with parades and fireworks, but a day worthy of


Another cause for celebration

Editorial: Another cause for celebration By the way, today is also Citizen- ship Day, when the nation has