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


Veterans Honor Court plays needed and productive role

Editorial: Two proud American military veterans who, like thousands of others, found themselves on the wrong


Show full support for 1,000 TJX jobs at public hearing

Editorial: A proposal by TJX Companies Inc. to build a massive distribution center in Lordstown has taken the


Trump’s embrace of Kim leaves much to be desired

Editorial: It took just a few hours for Kim Jong Un to go from being one of the most brutal dictators in


US must commit to easing rising epidemic of suicide

Editorial: Two celebrity deaths and release of a landmark national report coincidentally coalesced last week to


Ohio Senate must not delay going after payday lenders

Editorial: Ten years ago, Ohio voters expressed their disdain for the predatory payday lending industry by


Make Scrappers’ 20th year a season to remember

Editorial: Excitement is building fast toward this week’s opening night of the Mahoning Valley Scrappers’ 20th


Grass isn’t greener with Y’town new cutting pact

Editorial: We are used to govern- ment, especially at the local level, acting in mysterious ways. But the


Ohio medical marijuana program hits a roadblock

Editorial: Ohio legislators acted with breakneck speed early in 2016 to craft and enact a detailed program to


Judge loses his job over leniency in assault case

Editorial: Brock Turner will never adequately pay for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a


Congress enables Pruitt’s attack on EPA’s good nameSFlb

Editorial: Words matter. Take the word “protection.” Miriam Webster defines it as “something that keeps a


Presidential pardons focus attention on Trump’s motive

Editorial: It’s natural to be cynical about President Donald J. Trump’s decision to pardon conservative media


New state champs cement Valley’s powerhouse image

Editorial: The Mahoning Valley once again piled on hefty hunks of shiny championship metal over the weekend to


Trump’s attack on US allies doesn’t make a lot of sense

Editorial: Mahoning Valley Con- gressman Tim Ryan takes a backseat to no one when it comes to demanding fair


Public corruption in Valley is still on the state’s radar

Editorial: After Ralph Infante, the disgraced former mayor of Niles, was sent off to state prison for 10 years


Streetscape, Riverfest are investments in our future

Editorial: Mahoning Valley resi- dents have two golden opportunities today to celebrate and contribute to the