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


As job losses still mount in Valley, so, too, does need for food bank’s safety net

Editorial: The Mahoning Valley recently received a sobering reality check from number crunchers in Washington,


Ohio Senate Republicans score one for the citizenry

Editorial: Our immediate reaction to last Tuesday’s unexpected vote by the Ohio Senate to rein in payday


Trumbull school districts wisely study shared services

Editorial: The Liberty, Brookfield and Mathews school districts are not unlike the vast majority of the 34


Time for county to target Girard property-tax cheats

Editorial: A quick ride through the city of Girard’s central business district will rapidly drive home the


‘Advice and consent’ is not an excuse to rubberstamp

Editorial: It would be the height of naivet to believe that Republican President Donald Trump and the GOP


Cave rescue proves value of worldwide cooperation

Editorial: It’s hardly any wonder why the eyes of the nation and the world have been firmly glued over the past


Trump meeting with Putin to give dictator legitimacy

Editorial: The latest developments in the U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks should serve as a cautionary tale for


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Kudos to those who won’t give up on SMAR2T plan for Youngstown’s future

Editorial: More than a decade ago, the city of Youngstown caught the eyes of the nation and the world when it


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GM Lordstown: Fight on, but think the unthinkable

Editorial: Retooling General Motors’ Lordstown assembly complex for another product would be cost prohibitive,


Celebrate Trumbull’s rich rural roots at 172nd fair

Editorial: It’s a sure sign of midsummer when the gates swing wide open for the first of the Mahoning Valley’s


Bask in hot summer fun this weekend in Y’town

Editorial: In the immortal words of The Lovin’ Spoonful’s 1966 rock ‘n’ roll classic, this weekend in


Youngstown’s budget crisis demands aggressive action

Editorial: The June 30 deadline for Youngstown Mayor Jamael Tito Brown and union leaders to decide on


Celebrate today our messy but resilient democracy

Editorial: “We hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by


Summit between Trump, Putin is gift to the dictator

Editorial: Four months after he muscled his way to a fourth term as president of Russia, Vladimir Putin will


Beware of deadly dangers from this week’s heat wave

Editorial: Oppressive heat mixed with irresponsible behavior too often can create a recipe for tragedy. That