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A tired, disinterested SEC ignored Madoff crime spree

Editorial: A tired, disinterested SEC ignored Madoff crime spree At 75, it appears that the Securities and


Let’s put Traficant’s return in the proper perspective

Editorial: For his family and friends, James A. Traficant Jr.’s release from the federal penitentiary is a time


The Canfield Fair is still going strong at 163

Editorial: The Canfield Fair is still going strong at 163 We stand on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the


Don’t roll out red carpet for Libyan leader Gadhafi

Editorial: Of the 270 people who died as a result of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie,


Public, officials must be alert to possibilities of abuse

Editorial: Public, officials must be alert to possibilities of abuse It is difficult to see Phillip Garrido


Failing Youngstown schools must work to improve now

Editorial: The Youngstown City School District has failed its students and its community. That’s the


We can’t go on like this

Editorial: We can’t go on like this Just a decade ago, the Congressional Budget Office, apparently buoyed


Valley has its own memories of Sen. Edward Kennedy

Editorial: Valley has its own memories of Sen. Edward Kennedy Tens of thousands of Mahoning Valley


Credit where due

Editorial: Credit where due Nashville Tennessean: A surge of stimulus funds will help community health


Hiding from need to make cuts doesn’t lessen the need

Editorial: Hiding from need to make cuts doesn’t lessen the need When will government leaders learn that if


Youngstown YWCA preserves its past, enriches its future

Editorial: Youngstown YWCA preserves its past, enriches its future Cheers to the Youngstown YWCA board,


Release of mass murderer couldn’t have been any uglier

Editorial: Release of mass murderer couldn’t have been any uglier It seems like only yesterday that we were


Sweet lays foundation to help YSU face future

Editorial: By this time next year, Youngstown State University will have a new president who will offer his or


Good news at Lordstown is good news for all

Editorial: Good news at Lordstown is good news for all General Motors has had its ups and downs — especially


WRTA continues to expand service throughout county

Editorial: It has been eight months since voters in Mahoning County approved a 0.25 percent, five-year sales