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Opinion | Our Voice | Columns Todd Franko Bertram de Souza David Skolnick Ernie Brown | Letters
Work to make dip in opiate deaths start of a long trend
Editorial: On the surface at least, preliminary numbers from Trumbull County health officials offer a glimmer
Trump must not permit elephant trophy imports
Editorial: President Donald J. Trump reportedly spends several hours a day watching television, which isn’t
Efforts to keep call-center jobs in US deserve support
Editorial: At or near the top of ANY list of underrespected and underappreciated sectors of the Mahoning
Anti-frackers in Y’town keep tilting at windmills
Editorial: A group of self-appointed guardians of Youngstown are at it again, pushing an amendment to the
Don’t become chilling stat amid revelry for St. Pat
Editorial: Regardless of their ances- try, hordes of Mahoning Valley residents today will don the green, down
Leaders should not give up on SMAR2T investment in Youngstown and Valley
Editorial: We can easily under- stand why stakeholders in a planned $20 million urban renewal project in
Copycat threats targeting schools no joking matter
Editorial: As the nation struggles to find solutions to the growing epidemic of school shootings, an issue
Valley should rally behind TJX center for Lordstown
Editorial: With OUR unemploymenT rate hovering among the highest in Ohio and the nation and with our base of
Trump’s meeting with Kim doesn’t have clear purpose
Editorial: There’s a reason the White House is using the word “meeting” instead of “negotiations” to
Seeking open government not just a job for the press
Editorial: There are two kinds of governments: those that are driven by the people, from the bottom up, and
Detractors will not kill the ‘Youngstown Plan’
Editorial: Let us not forget why the Youngstown City School District was restructured by an act of the
Celebrate area’s Irish pride at 40th St. Patrick’s parade
Editorial: Irish roots run extremely deep throughout the Mahoning Valley. Indeed they stretch back centuries
Campbell’s successful formula to fight blight
Editorial: Much like its immediate neighbor to its west, the city of Campbell has been through the wringer
President should implement steel and aluminum tariffs
Editorial: One of the most fiery and contentious battles of the presidency of Donald J. Trump has exploded over
Sensible gun-control laws receiving serious attention
Editorial: The recent massacre of 17 students and educators at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in