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Shameful 9/11 report card demands concerted action

Editorial: At worst, the report card issued this week by members of the 9/11 commission, liberally littered


Judge Kobly must stand firm in her dealings with sheriff

Editorial: Mahoning County Prosecutor Paul Gains' namby-pamby call for "a little more cooperation"


Americans should continue to remember Pearl Harbor

Editorial: "December 7, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy ..." -- President Franklin D. Roosevelt


Cards of Canfield, Mooney bring pride home to Valley

Editorial: The legions of fans in the Mahoning Valley who followed the Canfield High and Cardinal Mooney High


Protecting Great Lakes is an investment in the future

Editorial: Some disasters can be avoided, but not on the cheap. The federal government has responded to


Cunningham takes graft to new heights and depths

Editorial: The Mahoning Valley can take a measure of solace in no longer being able to claim the most notorious


Tablack can silence critics by staying clear of politics

Editorial: George J. Tablack is expected to begin his duties as director of the Mahoning County Office of


President's address on Iraq leaves questions unanswered

Editorial: There is clearly ambiguity in the way Americans think about the past and future of the war in Iraq.


Williams off to good start but transparency essential

Editorial: Youngstown Mayor-elect Jay Williams' decision to fill seven important positions in his


Will YSU trustees choose to increase tuition or cut costs?

Editorial: It is time for the board of trustees of Youngstown State University to look for another way of


Ohio Democratic Party should keep eye on ball

Editorial: The surprise resignation of Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Dennis White is the kind of distraction


After three years, Padilla gets a chance to face his accuser

Editorial: The United States government has finally decided to do the right thing in the case of Jose Padilla,


The Valley dodges a bullet in first round of GM cutbacks

Editorial: People in the Mahoning Valley had to view the news from General Motors last week with mixed


Pa. state reps repealed raises but raised new questions

Editorial: The people of Pennsylvania gave the rest of the nation a lesson. You can fight city hall - or, more


A day to give thanks -- and a day to give

Editorial: There are words that have long been associated with Thanksgiving: Pilgrims, tradition, family,