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Taft should pitch Lordstown in meeting with auto execs

Editorial: General Motors Corp.'s Lordstown assembly plant could be the trump card for Ohio Gov. Bob Taft as he


Coaching young athletes reaches beyond the game

Editorial: The greatest lesson an educator can impart to a student is that mistakes have consequences. That


Mine safety matters

Editorial: The immediate focus after 12 miners died in the hills of West Virginia was on the heart-rending


Feud over Trumbull auditor reflects poorly on officials

Editorial: Why would Trumbull County commissioners Daniel Polivka and James Tsagaris appoint as auditor an


Abramoff's story is as old as arrogance and power

Editorial: The arrogance of power is a phrase popularized in the modern political era by former Sen. J. William


Campbell residents deserve an objective review of deal

Editorial: Given the political undercurrent in the debate over the proposed sale of the Campbell water


Defining what is patriotic and what isn't can be tricky

Editorial: As Congress returns to Washington, there will be less than a month to debate renewal of the Patriot


Trumbull County needs auditor with credentials

Editorial: If there's one county government position where qualifications must trump politics (even though the


Bush's message to China: Help yourself to U.S. jobs

Editorial: President Bush has sent a message to China that has devastating consequences to thousands of


The McKelvey years

Editorial: Eight years doing just about anything every day can produce occasional moments of quirky behavior.


No one is above the law, not even the president

Editorial: We are a nation of laws, or we are nothing We are a nation bound to a Constitution that was


Let's help to strengthen First Night tradition in Valley

Editorial: The Mahoning and Shenango valleys will join the world in traditional revelry Saturday night, when


Public deserves access to records of prisoners

Editorial: Public deserves access to records of prisoners Ohio's taxpayer-supported prison system is


Filling the cabinet is Williams' first challenge

Editorial: Youngstown's mayor-elect, Jay Williams, has set a high bar for himself as he goes about filling his


All Americans can embrace the principles of Kwanzaa

Editorial: All Americans can embrace the principles of Kwanzaa The seven-day festival known as Kwanzaa