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


Confirmation hearings take on a familiar and hollow ring

Editorial: There is a reason that the possi- bility of filibustering a nominee to the Supreme Court of the


Remove the veil of secrecy from public pension system

Editorial: To understand why public em- ployees in Ohio don’t want you, the private sector taxpayers, to know


Two Koreas, six decades later

Editorial: History may show that U.S. mil- itary intervention is not always a success, but 50 million South


GM’s Cobalt paved the way for Lordstown plant’s future

Editorial: When it was unveiled in Decem- ber 2003 at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, the Chevrolet Cobalt


Patraeus replaces McChrystal; strategy in Afghanistan stays

Editorial: The image of Gen. Stanley Mc- Chrystal surrounded by a motley crew of soldiers, former soldiers and


Times Square car bomber issues an ominous warning

Editorial: Pakistan-born American citizen Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty Monday to 10 terrorism and weapons


When murder becomes a way of life, a city can’t survive

Editorial: There have been other bloody weekends in Youngstown, even bloodier weekends during those years in


U.S. has right to benefit from Afghanistan’s mineral wealth

Editorial: Last week’s revelation in THE New York Times that war-torn Afghanistan has nearly $1 trillion in


Changes in Ohio education undercut Youngstown’s case

Editorial: Over a period of 40 years, there have been several attempts by residents of Coitsville Township to


New direction for city schools being forged by commissions

Editorial: The times they are a-changing in the Youngstown City School District. A new superintendent will be


100 years and counting

Editorial: 100 years and counting For nearly 15 years, former NBC weatherman Willard Scott has been


Elimination of precincts, staff cuts are unavoidable

Editorial: Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras is concerned that reducing the number of


Mistakes were made where there can be none, at Arlington

Editorial: The rows of identical markers stretching across the Virginia countryside have long been a powerful


President adopts the right tone in talking about oil spill crisis; gives BP clear set of demands

Editorial: There are two numbers that Americans should keep in mind as they watch the worst environmental


A Valley summer tradition should be protected from thugs

Editorial: Spring is winding down and sum- mer will soon be upon us. Summer, the season of hot days and warm