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Copyright-work protection under assault from all sides

Editorial: Recent court decisions seem to be changing the law in ways that favor those who feel free to


Keep Moliterno to keep Boardman on growth path

Editorial: To the federal govern- ent, the Mahoning Valley is formally known as the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman


Vote ‘yes’ on state Issue 1

Editorial: There was a time in the not so distant past when the words “bipartisan” and “consensus” were the


Mayoral races in Girard, Niles are an easy call for voters because of the field

Editorial: Seeking elected office should not be an afterthought. If you want the job, you should file


Renewal levies in Valley for critical public services merit community support

Editorial: Over the years, it HAS BECOME increasingly important for communities to ensure that its most


Judge’s ruling paves way for rebirth of Youngstown City Schools to commence

Editorial: Last July, after Republican Gov. John Kasich signed one of the most important pieces of legislation


$2B investment solidifies our clean-energy footprint

Editorial: It’s not every day that the Mahoning Valley stands on the threshold of a whopping $2,000,000,000 in


Funding for firing range at Air Reserve base vital

Editorial: The $9.4 million for a new indoor firing range for the Youngstown Air Reserve Station is a drop in


Open government rulings in Ohio sobering, troubling

Editorial: There’s bad news and good news on the open-government front in Ohio. A recently released survey of


GOP lawmakers could not ignore ailing state charters

Editorial: With the federal govern- ment breathing down the back of the controversy- ridden, troubled charter


Reform corporate tax code

Editorial: Columbus Dispatch: It’s no surprise that the United States remains low-ranked on the newly released


Toddler’s rescue proves value of communitywide cooperation, commitment

Editorial: Last weekend’s disappear- ance of a 2-year-old girl in northern Trumbull County had all the


TPP debate in Congress will be intense, political

Editorial: Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement negotiations took more than five grueling years, but that


Can the senseless cycle of mass shootings end?

Editorial: Columbine High School. Virginia Tech University. Fort Hood, Texas. Aurora, Colo. Newtown, Conn.


Airstrike on hospital reveals dangers aid workers face in war-torn Afghanistan

Editorial: By any measure, the staff of Doctors Without Borders are true angels of mercy. For more than 40