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Oakhill Renaissance case is about criminal conduct

Editorial: When Youngstown’s mayor, John A. McNally, and former Mahoning County Auditor Michael Sciortino face


Youngstown school board can’t justify more money

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


The First Easter

Editorial: The First Easter And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and


Pros, cons must be weighed on lifting embargo on Cuba

Editorial: Many Americans likely will best remember President Barack Obama’s historic visit to Cuba this week


Water pipes and policies sorely need strong repairs

Editorial: Evidence continues to rapidly mount that the system of notifying Americans of elevated levels of


Terror attacks in Brussels justify European response

Editorial: A photograph of the three suspected terrorists in Monday’s bombings in Brussels is noteworthy for


Let justice for Shamu serve as catalyst for more reform

Editorial: At long last, the behemoth SeaWorld entertainment and amusement giant has come to its senses in its


Creative financing makes life much smoother in city

Editorial: Irate Motorists trying to navigate just about any of Youngstown’s decrepit, pothole-cratered major


President should embrace FOIA on 50th anniversary

Editorial: Freedom of information is one of the most-important pillars of a true democracy. It is the


Openness, accountability must define tax increases

Editorial: Residents of Mahoning County and the city of Niles have demonstrated their trust in government by


Professor’s firing yields a victory for free speech

Editorial: 222It was at Mizzou’s flagship campus in Columbia, Mo., last fall when Melissa Click, a feminist-


Onus now is on Monroe to turn plans into realities

Editorial: A majority of Trumbull County voters went to the polls this week in the market for change at the


Kasich, Clinton benefit from victories in Ohio

Editorial: For Ohio Gov. John Kasich, it was a rather simple proposition: Either win the presidential primary


Open-government forecast: Cloudy conditions persist

Editorial: Ohio and the entire United States this week are basking under a common and particularly pleasant-


East High School situation requires careful approach

Editorial: Until the Youngstown Police Department completes its investigation of last Tuesday’s melee at East