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Another reason to quit

Opinion: Another reason to quit EDITOR: On April 1, the federal cigarette tax will increase by 62 cents.

Mahoning Valley has no reason to support latest casino gambling proposal

Opinion: EDITOR: I’m not philosophically opposed to gambling. I’ll readily admit I enjoy visiting a casino

Without Northside, all lose

Opinion: Without Northside, all lose EDITOR: What do we have to lose? Plenty, if Northside Hospital

Bonus outrage is misplaced

Opinion: Bonus outrage is misplaced EDITOR: So Rep. Tim Ryan is outraged at the recent news of the AIG

Honesty is at a premium

Opinion: Honesty is at a premium EDITOR: This is a sad and fearful time for me, as it is for many of my

Residents shouldn’t have to subsidize electricity for plant

Opinion: Residents shouldn’t have to subsidize electricity for plant EDITOR: Record high job losses, the

VA should take responsibility for treating injured veterans

Opinion: VA should take responsibility for treating injured veterans EDITOR: Much of the media’s coverage

Letter to editor

Opinion: EDITOR: It’s no wonder the post office is losing money. You mean no one looked at this sign

Hope is a budget casualty

Opinion: Hope is a budget casualty EDITOR: Hope House Visitation Center Inc., a program whose contract

Government officials and public employees can work together to get through tough times

Opinion: EDITOR: It’s said that the Great Depression brought out the best and worst in people. So it is

No easy answers to questions about public education

Opinion: No easy answers to questions about public education EDITOR: An incompetent teacher might be one

Canfield’s plan to build town hall is questioned

Opinion: Canfield’s plan to build town hall is questioned EDITOR: I went to the Canfield Township

Glib comparisons to the Holocaust hide the truth

Opinion: Glib comparisons to the Holocaust hide the truth EDITOR: In a March 12 letter, “A new era with

Talking out our disputes

Opinion: Talking out our disputes EDITOR: The front page of the March 10 local section featured an

Poland Municipal Forest ‘clean-up crews’ take note: Fallen trees aren’t eyesores

Opinion: EDITOR: The Butler Woods (“Poland Municipal Forest”) is one of the last remnants of the natural

Coal-to-fuel plant holds great potential for the area

Opinion: Coal-to-fuel plant holds great potential for the area EDITOR: I am appalled by the lack of

Vaccines save lives

Opinion: Vaccines save lives EDITOR: I am a mother with two boys, 51‚Ñ2 and 21‚Ñ2, both of whom were

A contest where all lose

Opinion: A contest where all lose EDITOR: I think in Mahoning County we could start up a new sport. Let’s

The other side of the coin

Opinion: The other side of the coin EDITOR: The writer of a March 5 letter regarding the Employee Free

A boy thinks like a child

Opinion: A boy thinks like a child EDITOR: The last sentence of a March 1 letter asked, “Who in the world

Rediscovering Downtown

Opinion: Rediscovering Downtown EDITOR: I am a 74-year-old woman who used to work for many years in

Let me count the reasons why spending billions on a coal -to-fuel plant is a bad idea

Opinion: EDITOR: In an apocalyptic book that came out a few years ago, author James H. Kunstler outlined

Canfield residents should be concerned about building

Opinion: Canfield residents should be concerned about building EDITOR: Our economy can repair itself now

Preserve secret ballots

Opinion: Preserve secret ballots EDITOR: The writer from Canfield who supported the Employee Free Choice

The show must go on

Opinion: The show must go on EDITOR: “There’s no business like show business,” and salvaging a 50-year-

Entitlements are a threat, not a promise of prosperity

Opinion: Entitlements are a threat, not a promise of prosperity EDITOR: The biggest problem we have in

Congress has no business targeting car dealers

Opinion: Congress has no business targeting car dealers EDITOR: As Congress debates the wisdom of

Law would streamline unionization process

Opinion: Law would streamline unionization process EDITOR: A letter from the president of a Hubbard

Youngstown has cutting-edge program in robot building

Opinion: Youngstown has cutting-edge program in robot building EDITOR: I agree with Harold Gwin’s Feb. 11

There’s no easy fix for the financial mess we’re in

Opinion: There’s no easy fix for the financial mess we’re in EDITOR: Big problems call for bold

Loose-spending Congress is the problem, not the solution

Opinion: Loose-spending Congress is the problem, not the solution EDITOR: Congress has once again clearly

Scare tactics do disservice to debate on health care

Opinion: Scare tactics do disservice to debate on health care EDITOR: One often finds factual errors and

A revolution in printing

Opinion: EDITOR: Since we are being told that our economic problem can be solved by spending another few

America needs leaders who will do more than talk

Opinion: EDITOR: was intrigued by Star Parker’s reference to “Uncle Sam’s Plantation” in her Feb. 8

Pursuing lead-paint lawsuit wasn’t in Ohio’s best interest

Opinion: Pursuing lead-paint lawsuit wasn’t in Ohio’s best interest EDITOR: I write in response to last