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


In-depth news stories on water woes nationwide troubling; action needed

Editorial: Even the most rabid anti- government advocates need clean drinking water to live and good quality


Twice-convicted killer shouldn’t get third chance

Editorial: We’d be amazed if the Ohio Adult Parole Authority receives a more impassioned appeal to keep a


Ohioans, don’t be swayed by pro-marijuana TV ads

Editorial: There are a couple of slick TV commercials that are designed to convince voters of Ohio that the


Carry on legacy of Gandhi, King for Nonviolence Week

Editorial: One hundred forty-six years ago this weekend, a towering icon of the international campaign for


Putin’s caress of al-Assad speaks volumes about his morality and world view

Editorial: Russian President Vladi- mir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are cut from the same cloth


Paint Valley pink to fight breast cancer this month

Editorial: As the first full month of fall begins, awesome colors abound. Vibrant shades of red, orange, green


Drinking pope’s water is one thing; keeping his empty glass is another

Editorial: At first glance, U.S. Rep. Bob Brady’s taking of Pope Francis’ water glass from the lectern after


Boehner’s departure puts House on disastrous path

Editorial: When you have divided government, compromise is necessary in order for the people’s business to get


Francis makes history, raises hope on US tour

Editorial: Over the past six days, the charismatic spiritual leader of the 1-billion-member- strong Roman


Crime sweeps, CPU fortify city’s anti-crime arsenal

Editorial: In a city as deeply entrenched in crime as Youngstown, the police department must latch on to as


Crime sweeps and CPU co-exist well, strengthen city’s crime-fighting push

Editorial: In a city as deeply entrenched in crime as Youngstown, the police department must latch on to as


5,000% increase in cost of a drug fires up public

Editorial: The long-standing debate over the cost of prescription drugs in the United States compared with


Correction

Editorial: Gordon Wean, chairman of the board of directors of the Raymond John Wean Foundation, received the


Tressel deserves credit for widening YSU’s base of student recruitment

Editorial: There’s one thing James P. Tressel has going for him as president of Youngstown State University


Drawing for The Queen of Hearts game on hold while future is discussed

Editorial: We italicized “the” in the headline because we have no doubt there is only one Queen of Hearts game