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


CBS will take a pounding if it rewards former CEO

Editorial: As CBS awaits the results of an independent investigation into allegations of sexual harassment


Take steps to unlock many mysteries surrounding MS

Editorial: Few debilitating medical conditions find themselves shrouded in as much mystery as multiple


FBI could easily investigate claim against high court nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Editorial: We aren’t surprised that the “caveman caucus” made up of Republicans in the U.S. Senate intends to


Take steps to reduce rate of heart disease in Valley

Editorial: Thousands are expected to go on the march next Saturday in the Mahoning Valley to mark one of the


Main library renovation caps four years of growth

Editorial: Excitement is literally building at the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County as it gears


Sebring water crisis is a troubling tale of deflection

Editorial: Who was really to blame for the Sebring water crisis? The answer to that question may well have been


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ZIP code ballot glitch sends message: Details matter

Editorial: What a difference a digit makes. Workers at the Mahoning County Board of Elections and the


Judge Kontos paves way for HomeGoods to build

Editorial: 2222Thus wrote Judge Peter Kontos of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court in ruling against plaintiffs


At 50, Fair Housing Act remains work in progress

Editorial: Fifty years ago, this nation made a bold and progressive commitment to end the inherently racist


Y’town schools CEO Mohip has a year to deliver results

Editorial: There’s cause for concern but no reason to panic – yet – over the Youngstown City School District’s


Florence deals mean blow, delivers a valuable lesson

Editorial: Some in the bull’s-eye of Hurricane Florence may have taken a modicum of solace earlier this week


State report cards deserve more than passing glance

Editorial: At first glance, this year’s batch of state-sponsored report cards on academic achievement in all


Seismic surge in giving hits Mill Creek MetroParks

Editorial: Those looking to quantify the level of passion many in the Mahoning Valley feel for Mill Creek


Trump’s decision to close PLO mission inexplicable

Editorial: Last December, we warned that President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of


Take action this month to lessen hunger in Valley

Editorial: Imagine, if you will, waking up one morning with an empty stomach wondering what, if any, food