Opinion and Editorial

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How ‘green’ is Canfield?

Opinion: How ‘green’ is Canfield? EDITOR: Canfield Township residents, wake up. I just read an ad for


McDonald levy is vital

Opinion: McDonald levy is vital EDITOR: The recent news of the unfortunate financial situation in the


YSU is not coming up ‘aces’

Opinion: In just a matter of weeks, Youngstown State University has gone from walking on a $5,275,000 cloud —


’Round and ’round it goes (sort of like a roulette wheel)

Editorial: ’Round and ’round it goes (sort of like a roulette wheel) Casino proponents are taking a page out


‘Warfighters’ help fighters thrive

Opinion: Four years and almost 40 surgeries ago, Marine Staff Sgt. John Jones was blown 25 feet in the air


V&M project shows why regionalization is difficult

Editorial: There was one winner in the high-stakes bid for a $970 million expansion project proposed by the


The PBGC strikes again

Opinion: The PBGC strikes again EDITOR: And so it goes. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. has denied the


Strickland took high road

Opinion: Strickland took high road EDITOR: There are a number of definitions of political leadership,


Life in Dave’s World

Opinion: Life in Dave’s World EDITOR: Imagine if we all lived in Dave’s World (Betras that is). Everyone


Energy efficiency makes sense

Opinion: Energy efficiency makes sense EDITOR: Moving America forward with clean energy will put us back


Peace Race was a success

Opinion: Peace Race was a success EDITOR: I want to commend the City of Youngstown for having the Peace


We need casinos

Opinion: We need casinos EDITOR: After Hurricane Katrina the rebuilding of casinos in Mississippi brought


Keep your germs at home

Opinion: Keep your germs at home EDITOR: I was shopping for groceries the other day for the first time


It takes a lot of key ingredients to make up any good recipe.

Opinion: It takes a lot of key ingredients to make up any good recipe. The Boardman Optimist Club cooked up


Mortgage predators

Philadelphia Inquirer: Many of the same sleazy operators who helped fuel the real estate bubble