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Making history a reality in downtown Youngstown

Editorial: Expansion is the watchword at the Mahoning Valley Historical Society. Its ambitious plans to


Court has a keen interest in case of the switched shells

Editorial: Court has a keen interest in case of the switched shells Judge Patricia A. Cosgrove of Summit


The STD scare for teens

Editorial: The STD scare for teens Chicago Tribune: The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


40 years after riots, violence still reigns in Youngstown

Editorial: Forty years ago this week, National Guard tanks rumbled onto the streets of Youngstown to quell


A tortured interpretation

Editorial: A tortured interpretation In dozens of speeches, President Bush has said that he has no greater


Mayor takes proper approach in dealing with budget crisis

Editorial: Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams struck just the right note last week when discussing the city’s


Zimbabwe will need help getting rid of all the evil

Editorial: For 28 years, the central African nation of Zimbabwe has been ruled by one of the most corrupt,


Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968

Editorial: Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968 Most Americans can’t remember the Rev.


Big Oil denies responsibility for skyrocketing gas prices

Editorial: Americans hoping to hear the nation’s leading oil industry executives say that lower gas prices are


Stranded passengers must look to Congress for relief

Editorial: Stranded passengers must look to Congress for relief U.S. airlines won a battle the other day in


Ethics probe of JFS move should answer questions

Editorial: It has already been established that Mahoning County officeholders were in regular contact with officials of the Cafaro Co. while the real estate developer was fighting to retain the county’s Job and Family Services agency as a tenant.


Marking a half century of Fellows Riverside Gardens

Editorial: Marking a half century of Fellows Riverside Gardens Every once in a while, an anniversary comes


It’s time for chief justice to review Youngstown’s court

Editorial: Ten years ago, Ohio’s chief justice conducted a study of the Youngstown Municipal Court and issued a


Justice can’t be done

Editorial: Justice can’t be done No mercy. That is what robbers showed a restaurant manager they ambushed,


Chinese iron-fisted response to protests is unacceptable

Editorial: When riots and protests in Tibet broke out March 14, it was easy to predict that the Chinese