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Warning from Judge Pike applies to the entire area

Editorial: The bucolic, away-from-the-madding crowd, pristine image of Columbiana County was shattered last


Director of facilities position demands a qualified person

Editorial: In commenting on the decision by the Mahoning County commissioners to fire Richard Malagisi as


Enforce the law; save jobs

Editorial: On the eve of China's admittance to the World Trade Organization, Congress took action to protect


Pope should not ignore the crisis in U.S. church

Editorial: News stories about a document to be released by the Vatican in the next several weeks indicate that


In dealing with North Korea, nothing is written in stone

Editorial: If the United States can cool tensions with one of the charter members of President Bush's Axis of


Individuals on public payroll should expect close scrutiny

Editorial: While we applaud Warren Mayor Michael J. O'Brien for warning city employees not to use official


Rebuilding after Katrina with dollars and sense

Editorial: Where will President Bush and Congress find another $200 billion? That is the biggest question


Boardman takes a proactive approach to fighting crime

Editorial: The city of Youngstown's crime epidemic illustrates what can happen to a community that lets its


Winning a party election is only half the battle

Editorial: Michael Sciortino is Mahoning County's auditor by virtue of an overwhelming vote by the Democratic


Lawrence County wins battles in war on drugs

Editorial: Strict enforcement of laws against the sale and use of illicit drugs -- coupled with tough and taut


A deserved day of honor for the U.S. Constitution

Editorial: Career cynics in the crowd might be tempted to decry this week's federally ordered observance of


Freedom in America must be protected in times of trouble

Editorial: Who predicted that freedom and human rights in the United States were doomed following the Sept. 11,


Youngstown redevelopment must take many forms

Editorial: The ongoing hubbub of redevelopment in Youngstown -- the likes of which has not been seen in many


Mahoning Democrats gamble if they put politics above the people

Editorial: When Mahoning County's Democratic precinct committeemen and committeewomen meet tonight to name


Keep hearings on Roberts open and informative

Editorial: The next chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court will wield significant impact on America's justice