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


Steward Health’s presence in Valley prompts questions

Editorial: About six years ago when Community Health Systems offered $120 million to purchase then Forum


Inject honor and respect into today’s legal holiday

Editorial: Many may well be tempt- ed to pity today’s state and national holiday as the Rodney Dangerfield of


Youngstown schools CEO stirs interest with hirings

Editorial: By any standard, the hiring by a public school system of three individuals earning six-figure


Expanding local anti-drug initiatives can bring results

Editorial: Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine served up some sage advice to about 1,200 police officers, faith


Consolidation will bolster Scouts’ honor and mission

Editorial: Changing demographics have ushered in a wide swath of mergers, closings and consolidations up and


Congress must delve into Trump’s links to Russia

Editorial: Recently, a comment from President Donald Trump about Russian President Vladimir Putin went viral


Deaths of two Valley boys prove flu is serious threat

Editorial: The deaths of two Columbiana County children from flu-related illnesses in recent weeks starkly


Ohio should look closely at photo IDs for food stamps

Editorial: ASTATE audit released last summer of Ohio’s $2.5 billion food-stamp program uncovered a wide swath


Making political giving tax deductible is wrong

Editorial: There are a host of good reasons to go to church. Having the minister tell you how you should vote


Take to heart key actions for longer, healthier lives

Editorial: With St. Valentine’s Day fast approaching Tuesday, the national spotlight is shining brightly on


Perils of potholes in area, nation need our attention

Editorial: One jolting down side of this winter’s relatively mild weather can be seen and felt on many of the


Trump wrong in delaying stricter rules for brokers

Editorial: When you place your health in the hands of your doctor, you do so with the expectation that he or


Simeon Booker richly merits Congressional Gold Medal

Editorial: George Washington. Andrew Jackson. The Wright Brothers. Thomas Edison. Dr. Jonas Salk. Robert


Will travel-ban controversy serve as teachable moment?

Editorial: Regardless of what ultimately happens to President Donald J. Trump’s refugee and immigration ban,


Soaring death toll of US opioid epidemic demands more aggressive offensive

Editorial: In the ongoing war against drug abuse in our region and nation, the increasingly powerful opiate