Opinion and Editorial

Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.

Opinion | Our Voice | Columns Todd Franko Bertram de Souza David Skolnick Ernie Brown | Letters


The First Easter

Editorial: The First Easter And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and


Y'town's children must be saved

Opinion: On this the holiest day of Christianity, only the truth will set the Youngstown City School District


Trump’s infrastructure plan lets Washington off the hook

Editorial: President Donald J. Trump visited Northeast Ohio last week to tout his infrastructure plan at a


An April 1 Easter in World War II

Opinion: Easter of April 1, 1945, will forever remain in my memory bank because I was a U.S. Navy sailor


How to reduce gun deaths

Opinion: By Aniqa Raihan OtherWords It’s now been six weeks since 14 teenagers and three adults were


Trump haters trigger fake storm

Opinion: By Michael Reagan Cagle Cartoons So now it’s collusion with Stormy Daniels? The obsession by


South Korea trade deal bodes well for US, Valley

Editorial: President Donald J. Trump scored a noteworthy victory for automobile and steel manufacturers in the


Tech giants ramp up lobbying

Opinion: By Joe Guzzardi Cagle Cartoons Since Congress created the H-1B in 1990, IT services companies


Gloves come off in the fight for GOP nomination for governor

Opinion: The Republican race for governor between Attorney General Mike DeWine, the front-runner, and Lt.


Valley deserves fair share of new anti-opiate funding

Editorial: Although it may sound counterintuitive, absolute fairness does not always perfectly align with


President redeems himself with expulsion of Russians

Editorial: Last week, we criticized President Donald J. Trump for congratulating Russian strongman Vladimir


Getting ready for Easter

Opinion: By Danny Tyree Cagle Cartoons In the nearly 43 years since my baptism, I have never really


US budget passed by Congress will add to country’s insecurity

Opinion: President Trump wants us to believe that the ridiculous 2,232-page spending bill passed by Congress,


Nurses target domestic abuse

Opinion: By Elizabeth Hawkins OtherWords Few people think of nurses like me as being on the frontlines of


National security adviser’s beliefs a recipe for diplomatic delusions

Opinion: WASHINGTON Because John Bolton is five things President Trump is not – intelligent, educated,