Opinion and Editorial

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Keep settlement ban in place

Opinion: Kansas City Star: The hope for Middle East peace took a hit this week when Israel allowed a 10-month


Public library earns support of county voters

Opinion: Public library earns voter support Public libraries in Ohio are providing even more services to


Presidential oil spill panel must have subpoena power

Editorial: If you believe that the perpetra- tors of the worst environmental crisis in U.S. history will


Government extends power over gold

Opinion: One of the many slick tricks of the Obama administration was to insert a provision in the massive


This joke is on Congress

Opinion: WASHINGTON Stephen Colbert is no Elmo — which is why it was crazy for House Democrats to have him


New fiscal year’s resolution

Opinion: By Eugene Steuerle McClatchy-Tribune Happy New Year! Or, more accurately, Happy New Fiscal Year.


Focus on teachers

Opinion: If you ever join a union, advocacy group or trade association, Randi Weingarten is the type of


Politics trumps U.S. relations

Opinion: At a time when America is beset with intractable foreign policy problems, you wouldn’t think


Poverty on the rise

Opinion: Poverty on the rise Plain Dealer, Cleveland: The number of Americans plunged into poverty in 2009


Development of a rail system in Ohio is worth pursuing

Editorial: People who can remember excur- sions by passenger train from downtown Youngstown stations to


Don’t hesitate to plan special event downtown

Opinion: Downtown is a place to celebrate We would just like to share with everyone the treasure that we


Give immigrant kids a chance

Opinion: By Jose Miguel Leyva McClatchy-Tribune Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has been right to


‘We can’t go on like this’

Opinion: All public policy is founded on an underlying philosophy about humanity and the world. Some call it


Stimulus isn’t stimulating

Opinion: By Steve Chapman Chicago Tribune No one spends money like the federal government. This year


YSU President Anderson keeps focus on the future

Editorial: Although she has been at the helm of Youngstown State University since July 1, Dr. Cynthia Anderson