Opinion and Editorial

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A matter of bad timing

Opinion: A matter of bad timing Akron Beacon Journal: Sen. George Voinovich rightly jabs his congressional


No Life of Riley for this principal

Opinion: No Life of Riley for this principal After reading the barrage of news articles published in The


The way it oughta be: Use it or lose it

Opinion: As we celebrate the birth of our nation and recall the uprising against a tyrannical monarch in


July Fourth is about Oakhill, too

Opinion: Pardon me — on this day of celebration and independence — for wanting to take one last volley at


As many states face a third consecutive year of budget deficits, an increasing number of state

Opinion: As many states face a third consecutive year of budget deficits, an increasing number of state


Creditors or obstructionists?

Editorial: The people of the Mahoning Val- ley should be appalled at the spectacle unfolding in U.S. Bankruptcy


A cyber-secure July 4th

Opinion: By Tom Ridge McClatchy-Tribune As Independence Day approaches, we are reminded of the courage


What’s the deal with animal welfare?

Opinion: COLUMBUS Am I the only one scratching my head over the “agreement” reached to keep that animal


As one community Forte dies, a Big new Valley asset is born

Editorial: Over the past two decades, Fort on the Fifty, Youngstown State University’s annual music and


GM execs try to crash Chevy

Opinion: By JIM HIGHTOWER OtherWords Good news, people. General Motors has turned a profit. However,


Looking past the spies

Opinion: Looking past the spies Los Angeles Times: The FBI rolled up a Russian spy ring in suburban America


Interracial relationships increase

Opinion: America has elected its first biracial president, who, by the way, identified himself as black in


Plug ’er up (don’t check the oil)

Opinion: Plug ’er up (don’t check the oil) Columbus Dispatch: Americans have yet to see how quickly or


Rift forms between mayor and council

Opinion: In public, it’s been all smiles between the current Youngstown City Council, seated in January 2008,


Great Lakes states interests are bigger than Chicago

Editorial: For more than 50 years the Mahon- ing Valley fought hard for a link between the Ohio River and the