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Iran is going nuclear, and opponents appear powerless

Editorial: The deadline came and went Thursday for Iran to cease its enrichment of weapons-grade uranium with


YSU's enrollment increase gives institution a boost

Editorial: With 13,009 students on the rolls at the start of the academic year Monday, Youngstown State


Getting back to our roots, just for the fun of it

Editorial: One of the remarkable things about Mahoning County is that while its history is steeped in


Boardman trustees should let screening panel screen

Editorial: When the Boardman Township trustees announced they had appointed a three-member committee to screen


Better straight from the tap

Editorial: Cleveland recently struck a blow for its Rust Belt brethren by slam-dunking an over-priced brand of


Youngstown schools official should not use scare tactics

Editorial: If voters of the Youngstown City Schools District are to make an intelligent decision on the


At YSU, new academic year brings new opportunities

Editorial: A year ago, the weeks leading up to the start of the new academic year at Youngstown State


Latest killing in Youngstown demands crime crackdown

Editorial: Youngstown has been here before. It's been outraged by violence and senseless murder, by children


Thailand's kids may benefit from arrest in JonBenet case

Editorial: John Mark Karr may or may not end up being tied to the murder 10 years ago of JonBenet Ramsey, the 6


Foiled terrorist plot brings renewed sense of vigilance

Editorial: Air travel -- especially involving flights on some international routes -- slowed to a crawl


Judge refreshingly honest in criticism of Trumbull sheriff

Editorial: Using words such as inept and indifferent, Newton Falls Municipal Judge Thomas L. Old unleashed a


Applause for Oakland Center for its 20 years of success

Editorial: The Oakland Center for the Arts sprang onto the Mahoning Valley arts scene 20 years ago as a


Felasco's prison sentence leaves a lot to be desired

Editorial: Anyone hearing Senior Visiting Judge Michael Wherry's comments as he sentenced former Lawrence


Turnpike panel must justify need for an increase in tolls

Editorial: On the surface, proposed toll increases for traveling the 241-mile James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike


Youngstown's crime spree justifies police crackdown

Editorial: Summertime and the living is easy -- or it should be. But for many Youngstown residents, there is a