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


Sebring, Flint in spotlight because of water scandals

Editorial: Unlike the water crisis in Flint, Mich., which was caused by a venal governor, the water emergency


United States can ill afford to botch response to Zika

Editorial: Despite its tropical roots and exotic-sounding name, Zika no longer can be viewed as some foreign,


Missile defense system against N. Korea crucial

Editorial: For years now, many harsh words but few concrete actions from the international community have done


Kasich gets a major boost to his presidential desires

Editorial: With his strong second- place finish in Tuesday’s New Hampshire Republican presidential primary,


Take steps to prevent potential perils of falling

Editorial: 2Truth to tell, of course, there is nothing remotely funny about falling. According to the Ohio


Public safety should rule in Canfield road struggle

Editorial: If there’s one person whose opinion must matter more than any other in the controversy surrounding a


Congressional combatants must unite to fight plague of heroin abuse in America

Editorial: Count on conflict, controversy and catfights to erupt anew this week when our nation’s enemy


NH could derail Kasich’s presidential aspirations

Editorial: What does it say about the race for the Republican nomination for president when one of the most


We can understand that many in the Mahoning Valley found troubling the news this week that sales of

Editorial: We can understand that many in the Mahoning Valley found troubling the news this week that sales of


Don’t view sales downturn of Cruze as cause for alarm

Editorial: Many in the Mahoning Val- ley find troubling the news this week that sales of the Lordstown-


North Korea’s latest antics regarding a missile launch demand a global response

Editorial: There has not been much improvement since 2002 when President George W. Bush declared the rogue


Iowa caucuses illustrate uncertainty in elections

Editorial: Now it’s New Hampshire’s turn, a state so different from Iowa that the three leading Republican


Valley must commit to make daily air service a success

Editorial: The takeoff this spring of daily commercial airline service to and from the Youngstown-Warren


Let vibrant voices of past resonate anew during Black History Month

Editorial: Since its inception nine decades ago, black history observances in February have served as golden


Taxpayers should rise up against wasteful lawsuit

Editorial: The president of the Youngstown Board of Education, Brenda Kimble, is pursuing a personal agenda