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Appeals court has a chance to define Black Lives Matter

Editorial: Is the ever-expanding Black Lives Matter movement a political organization similar to the


Democrats have a lot to do to counter attacks by GOP

Editorial: The Democratic National Convention begins Monday in Philadelphia against the backdrop of the


Lawmakers unite to fight heroin epidemic across US

Editorial: Given that the crisis in the U.S. of opiate abuse has soared to epidemic heights, it is encouraging


Partnerships log progress in the fight against blight

Editorial: Take a drive down South Avenue and some of its adjacent neighborhoods in the city of Youngstown,


Sebring charges reinforce commitment to safe water

Editorial: State charges filed last week against the former water-system operator in Sebring illustrate that


6th Circuit says internet is cruel to criminal defendants

Editorial: In a Freedom of Information Act ruling that restricts public access to mug shots of people arrested


Toward ending a summer of hatred and slaughter

Editorial: Orlando. Dallas. Nice. And now Baton Rouge. The mere mention of each of these cities’ names connotes


Port authority wrong to buy silence with our tax dollars

Editorial: The Western Reserve Port Authority is a public entity that operates with public dollars, and yet


Trump has sucked the air out of the GOP convention

Editorial: We had certainly hoped for a different outcome in the hotly contested Republican presidential


In aftermath of Nice attack, use increased intelligence, not warfare, to fight terror

Editorial: In the immediate after- math of yet another horrendous terror attack in France this week, French,


Parts crisis at GM plants must never be repeated

Editorial: Some 4,500 workers at the sprawling General Motors Lordstown complex, as well as tens of thousands


Dallas police chief’s advice needs to be taken seriously

Editorial: By any objective measure, Chief David Brown of the Dallas Police Department has performed


Don't be ashamed to save lives with heroin antidote

Editorial: Efforts to treat any of the many socioeconomic ills that sicken our nation – from unemployment to


Obama must use presidency to bring about police reform

Editorial: There are 18,000 police departments in the United States, but only 15 have signed on to the


Ending transgender ban fortifies US military might

Editorial: On practical, tactical and philosophical fronts, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter acted wisely