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


GM heads back to market

Editorial: GM heads back to market We were not proponents of the government forcing General Motors into


Pakistan’s humanitarian crisis could lead to political upheaval

Editorial: For Americans to have a better understanding of what is taking place in Pakistan with the worst


Prosecutors should keep it simple in retrying Blagojevich

Editorial: It’s impossible to characterize a hung jury on 23 or 24 criminal counts as anything but a


Campbell gets brief reprieve from its financial challenges

Editorial: The agreement reached this week on the city of Campbell’s operating budget means that a year-end


The Constitution provides a better guide on religion and property rights than does fear

Editorial: Franklin D. Roosevelt told a trou- bled nation in 1933: “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.”


Top job in Youngstown schools attracts interesting applicants

Editorial: We aren’t prepared to declare that the academically and fiscally challenged Youngstown City School


Expedite the final sale of Forum; end months of bankruptcy angst

Editorial: Forum Health’s long and agonizing journey through the complex and convoluted labyrinth of bankruptcy


Sen. Brown, Rep. Ryan can influence Brazil on Hoerig

Editorial: The family of murdered Trum- bull County resident Karl Hoerig is awaiting closure. Prosecutor


A new era for YSU dawns today

Editorial: With the snap of a ribbon at 4 p.m. today, a new and exciting era will dawn for Youngstown State


Celebrities should not detract from crucial war-crimes trial

Editorial: Although the criminal trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor on 11 charges of murder,


OPINION: Go-slow approach for Cruze complements GM’s resurgence

Editorial: Momentum continues to mount for General Motors Co. and its hot new Chevrolet Cruze. Just


Warren’s new bond rating good news in a sea of bad

Editorial: Last fall, we offered the follow- ing observation about the city of Warren’s financial condition:


US Senate must end stalemate on campaign-finance reform

Editorial: Add needed campaign-finance reform legislation to the laundry list of worthy measures torpedoed by


Meeting of minds necessary for Youngstown city schools

Editorial: While we have consistently and enthusiastically supported the work of the two state commissions that


PUCO must end the deadlock over FirstEnergy biomass plan

Editorial: As the winds of change blow ever more swiftly toward renewable energy sources in our nation, it is