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


Build on regional cooperation; Vote now for 2 Valley projects

Editorial: One need look no farther than the ongoing $650 million expansion of the V&M Star steel mill in


Columbiana Co. voters correct the mistake of six months ago

Editorial: Last November, 62 percent of the general election voters in Columbiana County said no to renewing a


Post-election priorities: cutting costs and working together

Editorial: When the votes were counted, the margin of victory for the renewal of a half-percent sales tax in


National immigration policy cannot be put off any longer

Editorial: President Barack Obama’s decision not to push for a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year


Elton John concert provided a test and an opportunity

Editorial: There is nothing new about big stars — some really big stars — playing Youngstown. Metropolitan


Great mystery of Democracy: Why do so few people vote?

Editorial: Wouldn’t it be something if everyone who talked about the sacred right to vote actually voted? If


Strong team in place to assist in the development of the area

Editorial: The Western Reserve Port Au- thority has done well in filling two key positions, and now it’s up to


Coroner stakes out his ground

Editorial: There was an unnecessary and unseemly tug of war Friday morning in the Mahoning County


Pope Benedict’s public pledge to deal with scandal overdue

Editorial: With each day bringing new rev- elations of sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests


Oil spill endangers Gulf Coast and long-range energy policy

Editorial: It has been quite some time since news coverage was dominated by scenes of millions of gallons of


State oversight commissions deserve to be taken seriously

Editorial: Campbell Mayor George Krinos and Youngstown City Schools Superintendent Wendy Webb lack the sense of


Coroner’s detachment from duties of his office is alarming

Editorial: The coroner’s office is not by state statute a 24/7 operation, but there is a higher law than the


Filthy-house case ending without all details known

Editorial: Six months after two children were rescued from a home in Canfield filled with garbage, animal and


Levies deserve the serious consideration of local voters

Editorial: One of the last things anyone wants to do is ask someone else for money. And yet, every election


6th District: Wilson, Stobbs

Editorial: 6th District: Wilson, Stobbs Three Republicans are running hard for a chance to take on Charlie