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


World must build united front against North Korea

Editorial: Heated tensions between North Korea and the rest of the world are simmering closer and closer to


Y'town schools get going with great expectations

Editorial: Today’s start of Youngs- town City School District’s academic year should be viewed as the actual


Challenges mounting for workers on Labor Day 2017

Editorial: These are neither the best of times nor the worst of times for American workers marking today’s


Bright future in the offing for Youngstown Thermal

Editorial: Customers of Youngstown Thermal can rest assured that the state of Ohio will not let the public


America Makes has much to celebrate on 5th birthday

Editorial: On this Labor Day weekend dedicated to the ingenuity and productivity of America’s workforce, many


The good, bad and ugly in Ohio’s war on opiates

Editorial: The Ohio Department of Health’s annual report on drug overdoses in the state for 2016 reveals an


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MVSD's $5M rebate plan under scrutiny from state

Editorial: The judges of the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District Court of Jurisdiction have acquired an important


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Horrors of Harvey bring lessons, omens for future

Editorial: Katrina. Sandy. Wilma. Andrew. Hugo. Ike. Camille. Agnes. Today, after five days of high winds


Sen. Portman takes aim at sex-trafficking portal

Editorial: 2Thus read a post last month on the classified advertising website Backpage.com. Local police


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Whig-inspired Canfield Fair ages with grace & greatness

Editorial: These days the name Elisha Whittlesey won’t readily roll off the tongue of most Mahoning Valley


Allegiant Air’s departure will hurt regional airport

Editorial: A year after the region was buffeted with the news that the first daily commercial air service out


Nancy Kearns Morris blazed trail of community leadership

Editorial: Those attending today’s memorial service at St. John Episcopal Church in Youngstown for Nancy


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Growing opiate epidemic in need of quick response

Editorial: When it comes to making a dent in the deadly opiate epidemic that stubbornly continues to spiral


Trump changes his mind about war in Afghanistan

Editorial: There’s a reason Afghani- stan is called the “Graveyard of Empires”: No occupying force has


Comedy and compassion seal legacy of Jerry Lewis

Editorial: In his distinguished eight- decade career as an entertainer, Jerry Lewis wore many a hat – and