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Union members should keep an eye on Columbus

Opinion: Union members should keep an eye on Columbus EDITOR: People of Ohio, it is time for you to wake


When did Saddam go from good guy to bad?

Opinion: When did Saddam go from good guy to bad? EDITOR: For years I've been reading and hearing about


An alternative view of pay raises at YSU

Opinion: An alternative view of pay raises at YSU EDITOR: Your Sept. 29 editorial on compensation at


Running backward: a historical view of Youngstown's Peace Race

Opinion: EDITOR: Please allow me to reminisce and to recall clearly the events that led to Youngstown's


Beware of those wanting to 'reform' Social Security

Opinion: Beware of those wanting to 'reform' Social Security EDITOR: Pete Dupont's article on Social


Bankruptcy reform bill would hurt most those who can least afford it

Opinion: Bankruptcy reform bill would hurt most those who can least afford it EDITOR: As an attorney who


U.S. can't play 'Wild West' role in today's world

Opinion: U.S. can't play 'Wild West' role in today's world EDITOR: I am shocked and frightened by


Mahoning Valley's loss is North Carolina's gain

Opinion: Mahoning Valley's loss is North Carolina's gain EDITOR: More often than we like, we read in the


YSU can't pretend that it's worried about kids

Opinion: YSU can't pretend that it's worried about kids EDITOR: Please no more whining about budget cuts


Writing a parking ticket at a death scene is cold

Opinion: Writing a parking ticket at a death scene is cold EDITOR: On Sept. 9, I received a call that my


From Russia with love

Opinion: From Russia with love EDITOR: As an interpreter and a chaperone for the kids who visited


A nation under God does not pick fights

Opinion: A nation under God does not pick fights EDITOR: Rise up fellow Americans, we are one nation


Good advice for bad times

Opinion: Good advice for bad times EDITOR: After the horrific September 11th tragedy, most of us


Penalty for taunting and running: Eat dirt, sonny

Opinion: Penalty for taunting and running: Eat dirt, sonny EDITOR: On Sept. 10, I attended a varsity


Columbiana schools seek income tax approval before cutting programs

Opinion: Columbiana schools seek income tax approval before cutting programs EDITOR: Over the course of


Vignette on a downtown street: driver gets his due

Opinion: Vignette on a downtown street: driver gets his due EDITOR: I witnessed something on Tuesday,


We mustn't forget, we're at war with terrorists

Opinion: We mustn't forget, we're at war with terrorists EDITOR: Have we lost sight of the fact we are in


Donor and receiver can't take transplants casually

Opinion: Donor and receiver can't take transplants casually EDITOR: I have been increasingly concerned


Beware of fashion police with drug-sniffing dogs

Opinion: Beware of fashion police with drug-sniffing dogs EDITOR: Recently my daughter was picked up for


If YSU doesn't replace pesonnel, students suffer

Opinion: If YSU doesn't replace pesonnel, students suffer EDITOR: I continue to be amazed by your


'Intent' differentiates crime from accident

Opinion: 'Intent' differentiates crime from accident Editor: This letter is in response to a letter


Mixing fact, fiction unfair to education, educators

Opinion: Mixing fact, fiction unfair to education, educators EDITOR: Thomas Sowell, syndicated writer,


We should view Saddam as Churchill viewed Hitler

Opinion: We should view Saddam as Churchill viewed Hitler EDITOR: Churchill would later describe the


Don't kick a man when he's down is good rule

Opinion: Don't kick a man when he's down is good rule EDITOR: Years back I witnessed a late night fist


More evidence needed to justify attack on Iraq

Opinion: More evidence needed to justify attack on Iraq EDITOR: The Bush administration is currently


Founders didn't eschew Bible; separation doctrine is creation of the courts

Opinion: Founders didn't eschew Bible; separation doctrine is creation of the courts EDITOR: I am amazed


Bombs away and away and away and away!

Opinion: Bombs away and away and away and away! EDITOR: Why don't we bomb Iraq? After all they may or may


City's response to mold at Hubbard police station could endanger everyone

Opinion: City's response to mold at Hubbard police station could endanger everyone EDITOR: I am writing


Law is too lenient on careless drivers who kill

Opinion: Law is too lenient on careless drivers who kill EDITOR: Why is it you can kill someone with a


Founders knew dangers of mixing religion and politics; why doesn't Cal?

Opinion: Founders knew dangers of mixing religion and politics; why doesn't Cal? EDITOR: The argument in


Politicians eager to find gross mismanagement won't have far to look

Opinion: Politicians eager to find gross mismanagement won't have far to look EDITOR: It is interesting


If sewer rates go up, all should have to pay

Opinion: If sewer rates go up, all should have to pay EDITOR: Why is it that Youngstown's sewer rates


Following simple rules offers protection from sun

Opinion: EDITOR: Recently there was much media attention about a mother whose young children were


To see beauty, it's best to keep eyes on the sky

Opinion: To see beauty, it's best to keep eyes on the sky EDITOR: "Oh Beautiful for Spacious Skies." That


Residents ask company to be a good neighbor, abandon landfill plans

Opinion: Residents ask company to be a good neighbor, abandon landfill plans EDITOR: We are asking that