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Specific job experience key to filling development post

Editorial: If we were to characterize Congressman Tim Ryan’s comments Monday about the prospective hiring by


Afghanistan on center stage

Editorial: Chicago Tribune: For years, Afghanistan has been The Other War. The one overshadowed by Iraq. The


Taking good news about GM with a grain of salt

Editorial: Taking good news about GM with a grain of salt It was good to hear a General Motors official say


Boardman’s budget will be put to stress test by the state

Editorial: Of all the comments made recently by public officials about the challenges confronting government


A decade is not long enough to put Columbine behind us

Editorial: A decade is not long enough to put Columbine behind us Ten years ago today, the nation was shocked


Targeting training to jobs

Editorial: Targeting training to jobs Even at times of relatively high unemployment and even in areas as


Valley has the most to lose in next year’s census count

Editorial: Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland could have been speaking directly to the people of Mahoning, Trumbull and


Public should be told more about how dog was shot

Editorial: Public should be told more about how dog was shot America loves dogs. Witness that even in a time


U.N.’s refusal to cooperate in spending probe wrong

Editorial: A month after U.N. Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon used the word deadbeat to describe the United States because of $1 billion in unpaid dues comes word that the world organization hasn’t been particularly careful in the way it has spent American money.


President Obama: Painless bankruptcy isn’t a GM option

Editorial: President Obama: Painless bankruptcy isn’t a GM option It appears that President Barack Obama is


Rescue of U.S. sea captain won’t end piracy epidemic; global response demanded

Editorial: While Americans celebrate the freeing of an U.S. cargo ship captain and the killing of three pirates


Mandopoulos, Warren chief, leaves lessons to be learned

Editorial: Mandopoulos, Warren chief, leaves lessons to be learned The tenure of John Mandopoulos as Warren


Sweet set strong foundation, but YSU will face challenges

Editorial: The decision by the board of trustees of Youngstown State University not to renegotiate the terms of


Dismissal of Stevens case turns spotlight on Justice

Editorial: Despite the widely publicized misbehavior of U.S. attorneys in the Justice Department during the


Fill in the blanks: These judges are _____

Editorial: Fill in the blanks: These judges are _____ Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you