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Recent Supreme Court ruling further erodes privacy rights

Editorial: It has not been a banner year for the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Chiselers on all


Board should not extend Kerrigan's public employ

Editorial: The five-member board of Lien Forward Ohio, a program designed to return abandoned real estate in


Salem celebrates proud, progressive 200 years

Editorial: Columbiana County's second largest city marks a major milestone this year -- the bicentennial of its


Ohio Supreme Court needs to hear from Girard officials

Editorial: A lawsuit has been filed by the city of Girard in the Ohio Supreme Court that seeks an answer to


Washington curiosities

Editorial: Anyone who doubts that Washington, D.C., can be a strange place should consider two back-to-back


The students pay -- again

Editorial: Dr. David Sweet, president of Youngstown State University, makes a persuasive case that not all


Public has a right to know everything about 'coingate'

Editorial: Terrence Gasper, former chief financial officer of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, has


Voinovich keeps promise to push tax, entitlement reform

Editorial: When the press secretary of a member of Congress sends out an e-mail that contains the word landmark


A week of surprises related to the war in Iraq

Editorial: President Bush's surprise visit to Iraq Tuesday was followed by a political development that just


Is it too harsh to say that Ben has more luck than brains?

Editorial: Now that Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is out of danger -- his condition having


Changes at BWC designed to restore public confidence

Editorial: One can't help but feel sorry for William E. Mabe, the administrator and chief executive officer of


Cobalt grabs high marks in quality, productivity, buzz

Editorial: During one week in June, there was good news on three different fronts about the Lordstown-built


What information are Noe, Gasper giving investigators in exchange for leniency?

Editorial: A long-time major fund-raiser for and contributor to Republican officeholders and candidates has


Terrorists share deadly disconnect from reality

Editorial: Americans who are shocked at the idea of young Canadian Muslims plotting to blow up Toronto


Terrorist al-Zarqawi reaps what he sowed

Editorial: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was a thug in his youth on the streets of Jordan and a vicious middle-age