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Youngstown schools have troubles that few have seen

Editorial: Youngstown schools have troubles that few have seen It is difficult to believe that as bad as


Key to run-off election in Afghanistan is safety

Editorial: Now that Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, and his chief political rival, Abdullah Abdullah,


Engage, don’t isolate

Editorial: Los Angeles Times: President Obama’s Sudan strategy, announced this week, is consistent with his


Miller, Gallitto must work to solve Boardman’s crisis

Editorial: With Boardman Township on the verge of being placed under fiscal watch by the state auditor,


A hospital is endangered and the silence is deafening

Editorial: A hospital is endangered and the silence is deafening Is it that most people simply don’t care


Litch, Simon and Ungaro benefit Liberty Township

Editorial: There was a time in the not too distant past when candidates for Liberty Township trustee seeking


Schools are an investment in children and community

Editorial: Schools are an investment in children and community We write a version of this editorial twice a


Warren’s financial crisis underlines council race

Editorial: The city of Warren is in such dire straits fiscally that the administration of Mayor Michael O’Brien


The question in Poland: If the train is running on time, do you change the conductor?

Editorial: The question in Poland: If the train is running on time, do you change the conductor? Making the


Making sales tax permanent will bring financial stability

Editorial: If the Mahoning County commissioners are intentionally being silent about the sales tax issue that


Ditzler, Davis in Austintown

Editorial: Ditzler, Davis in Austintown In a conversation with David Ditzler, it doesn’t take long to see


Canfield Township needs forward-thinking leaders

Editorial: Unlike some other communities in the Mahoning Valley that are in the midst of economic collapse,


Austintown school race is crowded and calm

Editorial: Austintown school race is crowded and calm There are seven candidates running for three seats in


Our support is unwavering

Editorial: CORRECTION: In Thursday’s editorial endorsing the candidacies of Adrianne Sturm, Brian Kesner and


Sturm, Kesner, Olson for Canfield schools

Editorial: Question: What does a school district do for an encore when year after year it is rated as one of