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Take pride in the city, the arts this weekend

Editorial: Vibrant is sure to be the watchword in and around downtown Youngstown today and Sunday. A perfect


North Korea’s ICBM launch demands a global response

Editorial: North Korea’s chilling Fourth of July surprise this week has heated up the war of words between the


What role will US play in international affairs?

Editorial: Just a couple of months after he clashed with European leaders over climate change, global trade and


Boardman selects a pro to run police department

Editorial: Certainly no one could envy the Boardman Township Board of Trustees for the enormous challenge it


American democracy well worth celebrating today

Editorial: In the 241 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on July 4,


Kasich shows that politics does not have to be craven

Editorial: Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich was right in 2013 when he pushed for the expansion of Medicaid


EDITORIAL | Youngstown city schools moving in right direction

Editorial: It has been a year of dramatic change in the Youngstown School District, orchestrated in large part


Ohioans can ill afford stonewalling on reforms for payday lenders in state

Editorial: In its latest callous display of disregard for Ohio consumers, the predatory payday loan industry


State BOE sharpens claws to help students, taxpayers

Editorial: The long tarnished image of Ohio’s network of charter schools just got a much needed dash of


Death toll from tanker fire in Pakistan defines despair

Editorial: 2So said police officer Abdul Malik, in describing the carnage from a massive fuel tanker fire in


Restoration strengthens safety, allure of courthouse

Editorial: More than 6 Ω years ago, the Mahoning County Courthouse lost its trademark Justice, Law, and


Trump breaks his pledge on health care, drug prices

Editorial: As Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate rush to pass a health-care bill that ultimately would


Land transfer in biennial budget would benefit Valley

Editorial: With only five days to go until the dawn of the 2018 fiscal year in Ohio, expect a heaping helping


Hopeful signs with uptick in Y’town reading scores

Editorial: Five years ago to the day, Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich signed into law a bill that included the Third


Helping Zac Brown Band make history in Y’town

Editorial: Judy Garland’s classic lyrics from “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” eight decades ago that “dreams