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


Y’town mayor must face reality of shrinking city

Editorial: During last year’s mayoral election in Youngstown, candidate Jamael Tito Brown seemed to be


Trump should act swiftly to curb dumping of steel

Editorial: Many residents vividly recall President Donald J. Trump’s rally in Youngstown last summer at which


Congress guilty of inaction to stem the tide of killings

Editorial: More than 150,000 U.S. school students have endured a senseless shooting on their campuses since


Trump’s budget is DOA, but it’s cause for concern

Editorial: If Donald Trump said it once he said it many, many times on the campaign trail in 2016: Medicare,


Second Harvest needs your help to ease Valley hunger

Editorial: If you were thinking THE effects of an improving national economy have trickled down to ease


Settlement of ADI lawsuit demands full public airing

Editorial: Let’s put the 2016 crash land- ing of commercial air service at the Youngstown-Warren Regional


GM CEO’s comments fail to clarify future of Cruze

Editorial: General Motors’ boss mary Barra had the chance last week to provide some much needed clarity about


Toward improving speed, efficiency of snow removal

Editorial: When it comes to the weather, what a difference a year makes. Mahoning Valley residents sailed


Let friendship, excellence thrive at Winter Olympics

Editorial: It has long been a truism that Olympian sports imitate world politics. Ever since their modern


Appeals court panel wrong about killer Hill’s execution

Editorial: Convicted sadistic murder- er Danny Lee Hill should have met his maker years ago, but the fact that


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Support Heart Association’s goals, mission to save lives

Editorial: With Valentine’s Day approaching next week, the spotlight is shining brightly on the romantic and


Republicans throw the FBI under the bus with ‘memo’

Editorial: Let there be no doubt: Had it been Democratic President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress who


Investment in mental-health care in jails reaps dividends for inmates & public safety

Editorial: County jails in our state and nation face increasingly daunting tasks in carrying out their


Congressional redistricting is a matter of political trust

Editorial: Ohio Republicans lack credibility when it comes to establishing boundaries for congressional


US missile-defense facility for region merits support

Editorial: Mention Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center, the sprawling 21,000-acre military