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Supreme Court should stop silliness in Girard city court

Editorial: Just a couple of days after we urged Ohio Chief Justice Thomas Moyer to get involved in the


Today, steel jobs are lost; what about tomorrow?

Editorial: The International Trade Commission in Washington is sacrificing the U.S. steel industry on the altar


Control immigration at work rather than at the border

Editorial: If the government is serious about cracking down on illegal immigration it will do more of what


Ryan's panel assignment speaks well of work ethic

Editorial: While the comparisons to the late Congressman Michael Kirwan may be premature -- two terms do not a


Christmas comes early for city of Youngstown

Editorial: The New York Times Magazine called it "Creative Shrinkage," while Governing magazine labeled it


House ethics committee doesn't live up to its name

Editorial: It should not be that difficult for a body of professional men and women making executive wages to


Report on Katrina spending does not inspire confidence

Editorial: The U.S. agency charged with the recovery of New Orleans and parts of the Gulf Coast devastated by


The success of a season is not defined by a single game

Editorial: The harsh reality for any team entering a championship playoff series is this: Every team but one


High Court should evaluate Girard city court's operation

Editorial: When the Ohio Supreme Court rejects a lower court's demand for more money, it is taking the unusal


Congress shuts down early, its do-nothing label assured

Editorial: True to its word of a couple of weeks ago, but not true to its responsibility to the American


Save sooner rather than later

Editorial: It is becoming increasingly apparent that the Trumbull County Board of Elections has no interest in


Taft lays solid foundation for high-tech in the Valley

Editorial: As he prepares to leave office, Gov. Bob Taft is obviously thinking about his political legacy, and


Iraq Study Group endorses Abdullah's view of Mideast

Editorial: One of the most important recommendations in the 142-page bipartisan report on Iraq can be found


Consider carefully ideas of Iraq Study Group

Editorial: A convergence of events this week paints a clear but bleak picture of America's ongoing role in the


Remembering Pearl Harbor 65 years after attack

Editorial: Some 500 American survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor are reunited today in that