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Youngstown's crime rank reflects reality on streets

Editorial: There's a danger in Youngstown officials' downplaying the findings of a national study on crime that


Pope did not go far enough in decrying abuse in church

Editorial: It is ironic that just when Pope Benedict XVI decided to publicly speak out against the sexual abuse


Lawyer drummed out of Navy after doing his job sends the wrong message

Editorial: Lt. Cmdr. Charles Swift won a Supreme Court victory as a Navy lawyer battling the best that the Bush


School districts need help in meeting responsibilities

Editorial: Another election, another appeal to residents not to punish schoolchildren for the sins of


For Ohio Supreme Court: William O'Neill and Ben Espy

Editorial: When Ohio Supreme Court Justice Terrence O'Donnell came in for an interview with the editorial board


Area residents have a right to problem-free elections

Editorial: Last month, the Washington Post carried an article headlined, "Major problems at polls feared," and


Progress is being made in Youngstown schools; levy should be passed

Editorial: Frankly, this newspaper's editorial board was not inclined to endorse passage of the 9.5-mill


For the U.S. Senate: DeWine

Editorial: "All politics is local," was the gospel of former House Speaker Tip O'Neill. Well, not all


For governor: Strickland, the Valley's claim to fame

Editorial: Ted Strickland has brought a touch of class to the hotly contested race for Ohio governor, and in so


For Congress: Two easy choices; one not-so-easy

Editorial: That old -- or not so old -- gang of ours in Congress is being broken up. While two of the three


As times change, Ohio should join the smoke-free world

Editorial: When tobacco interests realized that a coalition of anti-smoking health care organizations was


Judge DeGenaro has earned re-election to appeals court

Editorial: Six years ago, in the midst of one of the darkest moments of Mahoning County's criminal justice


Question for voters: Should state auditor be a CPA?

Editorial: Ohio's auditor of state oversees an office of more than 700 auditors -- one of the largest


Coingate cannot be ignored in race for attorney general

Editorial: As the criminal trial of Ohio Republican Party mover and shaker Tom Noe unfolds, we're confident of


In the 11th District Court: Grendell and Trapp

Editorial: In the 11th District Court of Appeals, two well experienced candidates with different legal