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


New trustee brings strong skill sets to Austintown

Editorial: Long gone are those folk- loric days of yore when virtually any yahoo would do to lead Ohio’s


Ivanka Trump’s company enjoys Chinese hospitality

Editorial: While President Donald J. Trump continues to pound his chest about China’s unfair trade practices,


At 125, Goodwill Industries continues on growth path

Editorial: More than 3,000 years ago, ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle pinpointed the classical traits


Ohio’s congressional map should be tossed out now

Editorial: When more than 75 percent of the voters in this month’s primary election approved a constitutional


Save some time this holiday to honor nation’s war dead

Editorial: Sadly enough, many Americans unintentionally will disrespect the true meaning and purpose of today’s


Youngstown Plan is about city’s children, not politics

Editorial: SDLqAnything that would come to my desk that would have anything to do with eroding this plan [the


Funds for public housing prove their worth, merit continuation by Congress

Editorial: We cheer the announce- ment this week from U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Howland, D-13th, that the Mahning


Austintown school board throws caution to the wind

Editorial: The inexplicable decision by the Austintown Board of Education to appoint Tim Kelty head principal


Seventy-five years of pride for Diocese of Youngstown

Editorial: For 75 years now, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown has served as a source of comfort and


Trump won’t punish aide for insulting Sen. McCain

Editorial: If there was any doubt about the administration of Republican President Donald J. Trump lacking a


Another day, another mass shooting amid shameful inaction in DC and Columbus

Editorial: Another. That one word screaming out in supersized and super bold type atop Page 1 of The New York


Youngstown’s fiscal mess even worse than expected

Editorial: In February, we predicted that Youngstown Mayor Jamael Tito Brown would have no choice but to slash


Back to the drawing board toward Middle East peace

Editorial: Split-screen TV images from in and near Jerusalem earlier this week of joyous celebration


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Hockey, hotel are giving downtown Youngstown a big bang of excitement

Editorial: Positive energy in and around downtown Youngstown has reached stratospheric heights this week as two


Court makes the right call on the MVSD’s rebate plan

Editorial: Judges Lou D’Apolito and Ronald Rice have sent an unequivocal message to the Mahoning Valley