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It’s time to re-examine the awarding of tenure

Editorial: OPINION Tenure — the Holy Grail of academia — is under attack, not from critics of higher


Elections in Iraq are complicated but hold hope for a better tomorrow

Editorial: Elections in Iraq are complicated but hold hope for a better tomorrow


Mahoning County wins on language for sales tax

Editorial: Persistence has paid DIVIDENDS for Mahoning County government on an issue that had the potential of


Not all attacks are terrorism, but all must be taken seriously

Editorial: Not all attacks are terrorism, but all must be taken seriously


Youngstown Early College requires time to reorganize

Editorial: In the week following the surprise decision by Youngstown State University’s board of trustees to


What’s happening at Forum?

Editorial: What’s happening at Forum? It has been a while since the public has gotten any substantial news


Karadzic the barbarian shows no shame, regret

Editorial: The mastermind of the siege of Sarajevo during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia has finally taken the


Revenge plot turns into murder, now the state seeks justice

Editorial: Revenge plot turns into murder, now the state seeks justice The case of a double murder in Liberty Township in November is like an onion, with layers of evil that are peeled off to expose yet another evil and, ultimately the murder of two innocent bystanders, Wilneice L. Green, 28, and her 13-year-old daughter, Ja-Brajasia.


Eastern Gateway college moves ahead as planned

Editorial: Eastern Gateway Community College is no where near the stage of being an institution of higher


It’s a new newspaper, printed in the grand old tradition

Editorial: Producing a daily newspaper is a labor of love, and some days there is more to love than others.


Earthquake in Chile deadly, but not as deadly as Haiti’s

Editorial: A magnitude-8.8 earthquake that struck Chile on Saturday killed at least 700 people and caused


Concept of ethical behavior is dying in Washington

Editorial: Concept of ethical behavior is dying in Washington Last week marks yet another occasion in the


Ex-Judge Cronin feels sharp sting of the law

Editorial: Add the name Maureen Cronin to the long list of Mahoning Valley officeholders who have fallen from


More good news for Valley

Editorial: More good news for Valley Last Sunday we celebrated encouraging developments in an impressive list


Y’town, burbs must find a solution to water clash

Editorial: The latest flare-up on the part of Austintown Township trustees over drinking water supplied by the