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


Obama appears tone deaf in wake of Paris massacre

Editorial: President Barack Obama is unwavering in his belief that the administration’s strategy for defeating


For a century, Central Y has played central role in Valley

Editorial: As the Central YMCA on Champion Street in the heart of downtown Youngstown crosses the century mark


Hiring of ‘consultant’ for city schools cannot stand

Editorial: Interim Superintendent Stephen Stohla’s refusal to identify the members of the Youngstown Board of


Paris massacre establishes ISIS as al-Qaida successor

Editorial: The long-held belief that Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, was nothing more than a


Proposal to erase criminal records should be rejected

Editorial: Despite the crushing defeat of the marijuana legalization issue in the Nov. 3 general election,


Feds won’t give charters in Ohio a passing grade

Editorial: A month ago, we wondered in this space if a law passed by the Republican-controlled Ohio General


Russian plane crash probe demands cooperation by all

Editorial: With each passing day, it becomes increasingly apparent that Islamic State terrorists caused the


Defeat of income tax hike puts city of Niles in a bind

Editorial: When the state commis- sion overseeing the financially challenged city of Niles meets later this


Homelessness of veterans ranks as national disgrace

Editorial: Throughout the Mahoning Valley and the nation on this federal holiday to honor America’s military


Keystone pipeline rejection doesn’t mean debate ends

Editorial: Neither Democratic President Barack Obama nor Republican leaders on Capitol Hill can claim the


Consider paradigm shift in interactions of police with heroin, opioid addicts

Editorial: As the pernicious opioid epidemic ravaging the Mahoning Valley and the United States shows no signs


US military on ground in Syria is major policy shift

Editorial: With Afghanistan and Iraq as his points of reference, President Barack Obama has been unyielding in


Renewals of school levies send message to districts

Editorial: Mahoning Valley school districts batted a thousand this week as 100 percent of their property-tax


Anti-fracking proponents snubbed by voters again

Editorial: Why won’t the advocates of the absurd proposal to ban fracking in the city of Youngstown just go


If it’s November, it’s time for Valley men to Man Up

Editorial: Over the past decade, a growing network of organizations in the world, the nation, the state and