Our Voice

Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.

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


What do Boardmanites want from township government?

Editorial: Boardman Township trustees Kathy Miller and Robyn Gallitto, with eight years and four years in

» Attached: Gallery

Trumbull County voters opt for some new blood

Editorial: Of all the Tuesday night election surprises in Trumbull County, none was more dramatic than the


Ohio rolled the dice and lost; what’s next in Columbus?

Editorial: Ohio rolled the dice and lost; what’s next in Columbus? Perhaps members of the Ohio General


Mahoning County voters deliver a strong message

Editorial: A 9,582-vote defeat of Mahoning County’s half-percent sales tax renewal was an exclamation point


It’s time for the nation to control its impulse to borrow

Editorial: It’s time for the nation to control its impulse to borrow In an apparently encouraging sign that


White House must be firm with Afghanistan’s Karzai

Editorial: President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan has won re-election by default, which raises many questions


Don’t take voting for granted

Editorial: Don’t take voting for granted It is a commentary on the freedom that permeates life in the United


Don’t let incompetence affect sales tax support

Editorial: We don’t know the extent of voter disgust over the incompetence of the Mahoning County Board of


A partial explanation

Editorial: A partial explanation “We were afraid we were going to get sued.” There, was that so tough to


Winning hearts and minds in Pakistan critical, but ...

Editorial: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got a first-hand look at how Pakistan is being terrorized by


Another unwarranted delay in the execution of Biros

Editorial: Another unwarranted delay in the execution of Biros Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has responded


Karadzic the barbarian is shown to be a coward

Editorial: The long-awaited trial of the mastermind of the siege of Sarajevo during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia


Mill Creek’s $100,000 buyout is an unexplained travesty

Editorial: Mill Creek’s $100,000 buyout is an unexplained travesty What were they thinking? The they in


Let’s not reward stupid, irresponsible behavior

Editorial: Now that the mother of the so-called “balloon boy” has admitted that the whole saga of the runaway


Key to runoff election in Afghanistan is safety

Editorial: Key to runoff election in Afghanistan is safety Now that Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai,