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Keep vision of MLK alive: Close minority-health gap

Editorial: “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhumane.” - Dr.


Youngstown school board President Kimble must now put children first

Editorial: Brenda Kimble, president of the Youngstown Board of Education, has been schooled in the law by four


A great American pastime endures in pro baseball

Editorial: For decades now, a great debate has raged on across this sports-loving land of ours: Can


Youngstown’s crime rate is still unacceptably high

Editorial: The overall crime rate in the city of Youngstown declined for the second consecutive year in 2015.


Panama Papers expose global avarice, thievery

Editorial: A year ago, in commenting about the massive cache of data taken from HSBC, the world’s second-


Youngstown Early College shines as a beacon of hope over troubled school system

Editorial: As the critical operation of easing the epidemic of academic distress plaguing the Youngstown City


Storm clouds linger over Mill Creek MetroParks

Editorial: Less than a month after Mill Creek MetroParks’ boss and the board of commissioners were harshly


Update ineffective water policies in Ohio and US

Editorial: Controversies over foul water that have risen to the surface this year in Sebring, Warren, Flint,


McNally lacks credibility as mayor of Youngstown

Editorial: We aren’t going to repeat our call for John A. McNally’s resignation as mayor of the city of


Let 911 merger be the start of greater regionalization

Editorial: As longtime true believers in the gospel of regionalization and consolidation of local government


ADI, Valley residents must commit to success of flights

Editorial: Enthusiastic officials of Aerodynamics Inc. flew into town this week brimming with optimism and high


US Senate race in Ohio will have sparks flying

Editorial: If the primary election is any indication, Ohio’s Republican U.S. senator, Rob Portman, and his


Let’s plug another loophole in Ohio charter-school law

Editorial: Passage last fall of widely applauded state legislation to crack down on Ohio’s largely


Youngstown school board can’t justify a boost in pay

Editorial: In the fall of 2014, the then Youngstown City School District Academic Distress Commission issued


Here's to a prosperous life for beautiful new GM baby

Editorial: Celebration, excitement and optimism rightly fill the air at the Lordstown General Motors Assembly