Opinion and Editorial

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Back to the drawing board toward Middle East peace

Editorial: Split-screen TV images from in and near Jerusalem earlier this week of joyous celebration


Postal banking a better option

Opinion: By Brian Wakamo OtherWords Millions of Americans live in “banking deserts,” without adequate


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Yavorcik’s criminal conviction tainted, appellate judges rule

Opinion: As I sat and listened to the arguments and the comments of a three-member panel of the 8th District


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Hockey, hotel are giving downtown Youngstown a big bang of excitement

Editorial: Positive energy in and around downtown Youngstown has reached stratospheric heights this week as two


Adjuncts of the world, unite!

Opinion: By Nicole Braun OtherWords School teachers across the U.S. are striking for many reasons, from


US Supreme Court’s ruling leads sports betting out of the shadows

Opinion: WASHINGTON Repeal of Prohibition in 1933 instantly reduced crime by reducing the number of


Court makes the right call on the MVSD’s rebate plan

Editorial: Judges Lou D’Apolito and Ronald Rice have sent an unequivocal message to the Mahoning Valley


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Opinion: By Lena Moffitt OtherWords The media’s been swirling around the many scandals involving


Trump exhausting his supporters

Opinion: The “wall of protection” conservative media has erected around President Trump may be crumbling.


YARS and Camp Ravenna deserve key investments

Editorial: Unanimous consensus reached last week among members of a powerful congressional committee on this


President Trump must be willing to walk away from N. Korea talks

Opinion: By Michael Reagan Cagle Cartoons So Donald Trump has a date with Kim Jong Un in Singapore on


Congress impairs teacher raises

Opinion: By Bob Lord OtherWords In just a few months, we’ve seen teachers in five states walk out of the


Medicaid expansion defines race for governor of Ohio

Editorial: There are almost 8 million registered voters in Ohio, but only 1.5 million cast ballots in last


Slave labor in America

Opinion: By Joe Guzzardi Cagle Cartoons “With President Trump, you never know.” Those were the exact


For a builder, Trump shows a desire to use the wrecking ball

Opinion: By John L. MICEK Cagle Cartoons For a man who likes to brag about what a big builder he is,