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Warren leaders have some explaining to do on tax plan

Editorial: Now that Warren City Council has placed a 0.5 percent income-tax increase levy on the Nov. 8


Failure of feds to finance Y’town plan is outrageous

Editorial: Unlike Youngstown Mayor John A. McNally, who was restrained in his reaction to the federal


When lawyers pursue obstruction, judges must protect the justice system

Editorial: The sun has risen and set more than 11,100 times since Danny Lee Hill was sentenced to death for the


Mahoning County payroll is just a mouse click away

Editorial: It took more than a year to accomplish, but the internet posting of Mahoning County government’s


Enjoy game, but don’t go crazy over Pokemon GO

Editorial: Few can dispute that PokeMon GO, the downloadable mobile app game of search and destroy, has


Legislature should act to protect jobs in Ohio

Editorial: The surge in employment at call centers in the Mahoning Valley over the past decade ranks among one


Games of XXXI Olympiad vital in our troubled times

Editorial: When Friday’s opening ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Brazil are beamed around the


World-class dog shelter merits widespread support

Editorial: For the tens of thousands of dog owners and dog lovers in Mahoning County, last Friday certainly


Y’town school board wastes taxpayer dollars on lawsuit

Editorial: Given his long experience as an educator, we have no doubt that the new head of the Youngstown City


Congress must muster up political will to act on Zika

Editorial: Three weeks ago in this space, we forcefully chastised the U.S. Congress for its failure to act on a


Americans have right to presidential race of ideas

Editorial: If there were any question as to the extent of the political divide in America today, consider what


Judge Jones earns place among civil-rights icons

Editorial: Nathaniel R. Jones, Youngs- town’s proud native son, last week rightfully joined an exclusive club


Look to the sun to help energize school districts

Editorial: For decades now, many have scornfully viewed solar power as the Rodney Dangerfield of alternative-


Oakhill Renaissance Place is an asset worth keeping

Editorial: It was refreshing to read the intelligent comments about the future of Oakhill Renaissance Place


Youngstown Kiwanis Club’s century of stellar service

Editorial: Over the years, good- natured disputes have arisen over the precise etymology of the word Kiwanis,