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


Economy gets shot in arm, whether it needs it or not

Editorial: Economy gets shot in arm, whether it needs it or not A month ago, worries about the economy


Voters will expect officials to take state audit to heart

Editorial: Voter rejection, not once but twice, of a 9.5-mill levy for the financially desperate Youngstown


Tornadoes in the South are tragic reminders

Editorial: Tornadoes in the South are tragic reminders Once again, images from somewhere else in the


U.S. scrambling to keep Afghanistan pact intact

Editorial: Two top Bush administration officials sought this week to put a positive spin on the U.S.-led war in


Spending to create Ohio jobs is smart — and necessary

Editorial: Spending to create Ohio jobs is smart — and necessary To those who like to say that government


Alternative school offers a last chance to students

Editorial: There are between 900 and 1,000 public school students in Mahoning County who, for a variety of


Politically speaking, there’s not much ‘super’ about today

Editorial: Politically speaking, there’s not much ‘super’ about today It’s hard to believe that Super Tuesday


America’s moral authority key to war on global terror

Editorial: If there’s a clear success story in the Bush administration’s foreign policy, it is the initiative


Click it and ticket

Editorial: Click it and ticket Girard Mayor Jim Melfi was right, and we were wrong. Contracting traffic


Budget woes keep growing

Editorial: Budget woes keep growing President Lyndon B. Johnson oversaw the first $100 billion budget and


Warnings about civil war in Kenya coming to pass

Editorial: In less than a month, the East African nation of Kenya has gone from post-election ethnic violence,


Missing Monday night: an honest assessment

Editorial: Missing Monday night: an honest assessment The most enthusiastic response to President Bush’s


Fight at basketball game demands a forceful response

Editorial: Fight at basketball game demands a forceful response A fight last Friday during the final minutes


Chevy Centre’s future looks a little brighter

Editorial: We aren’t ready to break out the champagne just yet, but we are encouraged by the latest news about


Qualifications do matter for county sheriff’s post

Editorial: We urge the Ohio Supreme Court to take up the matter of former Deputy Sheriff David Aey’s