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Opinion | Our Voice | Columns Todd Franko Bertram de Souza David Skolnick Ernie Brown | Letters
Levy committee has provided facts
Opinion: Levy committee has provided facts Recently there have been some letters to the editor and
Everybody has to make cuts
Opinion: Everybody has to make cuts Administrators of Poland schools claim they have no choice but to ask
Canfield schools earned support
Opinion: Canfield schools earned support I would like to express my support for the Canfield Local School
Canfield levies raise questions
Opinion: Canfield levies raise questions Currently, the Canfield Local School District levies, which will
Means testing is a starting point
Opinion: Means testing is a starting point I have seen or heard many solutions to the problems with
Bullying can be countered
Opinion: Bullying can be countered I read with much interest last Sunday’s article about bullying. Help is
Outlawing texting isn’t the answer
Opinion: Outlawing texting isn’t the answer I believe there needs to be discussion of a better way to
Spoiled public employees raise ire
Opinion: Spoiled public employees raise ire The April 6 letter “Different view of public employees” demands
It is time to reassess Cuba
Opinion: It is time to reassess Cuba I am writing about Cuba, which is an interesting country. The people
Lessons learned back in Canfield
Opinion: Lessons learned back in Canfield The quality of education I received at Canfield Local Schools has
City departments need oversight
Opinion: City departments need oversight I disagree with your assess- ment in a recent editorial regarding
Things that make a great town
Opinion: Things that make a great town There are many things that come together to make a community a
Why we’re losing population
Opinion: Why we’re losing population I have seen the census reports of 2010 that have been in the paper
Stop beating up our kids
Opinion: Stop beating up our kids As a teacher in the Youngs- town City School District, I am a passionate
Some reservations about China
Opinion: Some reservations about China Heading to China (People’s Republic of China/Communist China) for a
Public employees serve taxpayers
Opinion: Public employees serve taxpayers Your April 1 article, “10 things to know about SB5” by Marc
‘The Rev.’ was more than a title for Martin Luther King Jr.
Opinion: ‘The Rev.’ was more than a title for Martin Luther King Jr. Ernie Brown Jr.’s April 2 col- umn
‘Made in China’ is norm
Opinion: ‘Made in China’ is norm An incident the other day got me to thinking. My significant other and I
Questioning how Congress thinks
Opinion: Questioning how Congress thinks Why do members of the U.S. Congress, people with excellent wages
Prostitution equals slavery
Opinion: Prostitution equals slavery A March 10 column by Mi- chael Smerconish suggests that since
Taking time to raise awareness
Opinion: Taking time to raise awareness April is autism awareness month. Autism is a disorder that now
Different view of public employees
Opinion: Different view of public employees I just want to be sure I under- stand the Tea Party perspective
Overspending on administration
Opinion: Overspending on administration According to the Brook- ings Institution of Washington, D.C., Ohio
Reflecting on the last battle Martin Luther King Jr. fought
Opinion: Reflecting on the last battle Martin Luther King Jr. fought April 4, 1968: Dr. Martin Lu- ther
Gambling and the Mahoning Valley don’t look like a very good fit
Opinion: To its credit, the Kasich Ad- ministration seems a good bit less gung-ho on gambling than certain
The times are changing at YSU
Opinion: The times are changing at YSU The student who was robbed at gunpoint recently in YSU’s M-2 parking
Show respect for our anthem
Opinion: Show respect for our anthem In reference to Mr. Granton- ic’s recent letter and our national
Five things that make us wonder
Opinion: Five things that make us wonder After 73 years as a passen- ger aboard Starship Earth, please
A lesson in wealth creation
Opinion: A lesson in wealth creation It is a well documented and settled fact that the property values of
Fighting the wrong battles
Opinion: Fighting the wrong battles The battle of wills between public unions and the mostly Republican
Senate Bill 5 ignores that there is good reason to limit class size
Opinion: Senate Bill 5 ignores that there is good reason to limit class size Senate Bill 5 greatly trou-
A culture that celebrates murder
Opinion: A culture that celebrates murder The attempt to murder me and my family last week failed. Many
Budget crunchers set their sights on military retirees’ health costs
Opinion: Budget crunchers set their sights on military retirees’ health costs Once again the powers that
Discounting devotion to duty
Opinion: Discounting devotion to duty Ihave the greatest job in the world. I am a teacher at one of the
Nothing new about nuke danger
Opinion: Nothing new about nuke danger The press has been acting like nuclear exposure was a new thing.
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