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


Ohio's mixing religion and politics on stem cell issue

Editorial: Development officials in Columbus like to talk about Ohio as a state that welcomes hi-tech and bio-


Mother Nature clinging to her destructive ways

Editorial: Just as the shock of Hurricane Katrina's deadly invasion of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast states of


Only the cities have reason to smile when motorists are on hidden cameras

Editorial: The idea that cities use cameras to enforce traffic laws in the interest of public safety -- not


A changing world catches up with Delphi, shocks Valley

Editorial: For anyone who watched as Packard Electric grew to assume the role of Warren's pre-eminent employer,


Now isn't the time for posturing over the jail

Editorial: Youngstown's double-digit homicide rate and the other crimes that have left residents with a


How will conservative court rule on right-to-die issue?

Editorial: It will be interesting to see how the conservative Chief Justice John H. Roberts votes in the first


Supermax prison to remain under judge's watchful eye

Editorial: Ohio's death row is moving to Youngstown, or more accurately, to the Ohio State Penitentiary on the


Supreme Court justices shouldn't be confirmed under a cover of darkness

Editorial: President Bush said Tuesday that he wants the U.S. Senate to confirm Harriet Miers to the Supreme


Warren mayor's stance on Robins Theater is sensible

Editorial: No one can accuse Warren Mayor Michael O'Brien of being culturally challenged. O'Brien's support of


MADD marks 25 years of saving lives on U.S. highways

Editorial: There are few social action movements in the United States that can claim the success that MADD has


Campbell voters unclear about what they desire

Editorial: If there is a silver lining in the dark cloud that hangs over the city of Campbell as a result of


Take a look at the lodge

Editorial: Mosquito Lake, built in central Trumbull County during World War II as a flood-control project, has


Social issues take back seat this year in state legislature

Editorial: Republican leaders in the Ohio General Assembly have decided to make the revival of the state's


Recovery of African loot should be global priority

Editorial: Billions of dollars have been stolen from African countries by corrupt leaders who correctly


Abu Ghraib prosecutions end low on chain of command

Editorial: The Abu Ghraib prison scandal was an international black eye for the United States. Brig. Gen. Mark