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A city starved for funding should sell its assets

Opinion: A city starved for funding should sell its assets EDITOR: Youngstown can readily fund a facility

Court approves unearned bonuses

Opinion: Court approves unearned bonuses EDITOR: On June 19, the bankruptcy judge approved in part the

Be careful what you dredge up

Opinion: Be careful what you dredge up EDITOR: The wheels of government turn very slowly, but of course

Don’t take freedom for granted

Opinion: Don’t take freedom for granted EDITOR: Christmas and the Fourth of July have and always will be

Times have changed, and how we address such things as health care must change too

Opinion: EDITOR: I am certainly no expert on health care nor health care insurance but I would like to

Not the time to raise taxes

Opinion: Not the time to raise taxes EDITOR: It is well documented that most government entities in the

Some people just don’t see the progress GM has made

Opinion: Some people just don’t see the progress GM has made EDITOR: I am writing this letter to give my

State employees sacrifice pay for better pensions

Opinion: State employees sacrifice pay for better pensions EDITOR, One of our Youngstown members

Follow the business model

Opinion: Follow the business model EDITOR: I see our Gov. Strickland is having problems getting the Ohio

A congressional monster

Opinion: A congressional monster EDITOR: Friday night Congress passed a bill that will forever change

West Side gets short shrift

Opinion: West Side gets short shrift EDITOR: I’ve been a library user since I learned to read. I’ve been

‘They’ aren’t as dumb as ‘we’ think

Opinion: ‘They’ aren’t as dumb as ‘we’ think EDITOR: Normally, I would not comment on an op-ed column

Watch where cuts are made

Opinion: Watch where cuts are made EDITOR: In the first moments after experiencing an injury, we’ve all

Don’t raise taxes; make cuts

Opinion: Don’t raise taxes; make cuts EDITOR: I felt compelled to write after reading that Rep. Hagan and

‘Free’ health care was a bad idea from the start

Opinion: ‘Free’ health care was a bad idea from the start EDITOR: Thanks for Last Sunday’s article on

Government could force people to be more responsible

Opinion: Government could force people to be more responsible EDITOR: American health care is the

Right idea, wrong target

Opinion: Right idea, wrong target EDITOR: In your June 24 editorial, you note that the Chinese tire case

Different poolside memories

Opinion: Different poolside memories EDITOR: The more I read Monday’s letter concerning Borts Pool, the

Protecting the public

Opinion: Protecting the public EDITOR: Congratulations to the victim who reported his abuse by Father

Obama’s misplaced concerns

Opinion: Obama’s misplaced concerns EDITOR: The Obama administration said recently it was overturning a

Such a booming business should be legal in Ohio

Opinion: Such a booming business should be legal in Ohio EDITOR: The time is long overdue to change the

Flooding problems in Poland Township must be addressed

Opinion: Flooding problems in Poland Township must be addressed EDITOR: Poland Township is known as a

The problem with Leviticus

Opinion: The problem with Leviticus EDITOR: I was deeply disturbed to read the June 14 letter from a

There’s a reason attendance was down at Borts pool

Opinion: There’s a reason attendance was down at Borts pool EDITOR: I was very disappointed by the news

Gilding the tobacco leaf

Opinion: Gilding the tobacco leaf EDITOR: George Will’s penchant for elegant but deceptive prose was

Even parked cruisers help

Opinion: Even parked cruisers help EDITOR: I would like to congratulate Salem Police chief Bob Floor on a

Youngstown police are loyal to the job, not the paycheck

Opinion: Youngstown police are loyal to the job, not the paycheck EDITOR I took offense to the statement

Plight of a one-industry town

Opinion: Plight of a one-industry town EDITOR: Regarding Forbes magazine’s economics ranking of

There was no party coup

Opinion: There was no party coup EDITOR: While I appreciate all the hard work Tom Lamb has done on behalf

Preserve residency rule

Opinion: Preserve residency rule EDITOR: Citizens of Youngstown and Warren must protect the residency

Serve constituents first

Opinion: Serve constituents first EDITOR: A government job’s a good gig if you can get it. But the mayor

Terry and O’Reilly were right

Opinion: Terry and O’Reilly were right EDITOR: Your June 4 editorial on the murder of the abortion

Charter schools aren’t the answer for education’s ills

Opinion: Charter schools aren’t the answer for education’s ills EDITOR: According to a 2004 study, Texas

The Obama infatuation

Opinion: The Obama infatuation EDITOR: Do you love freedom? If you are like most Americans, you will

You missed the best parts

Opinion: You missed the best parts EDITOR: Last Saturday I had the pleasure of taking part in the First