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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.