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Teachers deserve a raise

Opinion: By Negin Owliaei OtherWords Teachers are ready to revolt. That’s the message we should take


It’s time to nurture America’s Irish-inspired sense of humor

Opinion: By Tom Purcell Cagle Cartoons It’s always grand in March of every year to pour myself a pint of


Are supermarkets fun, hip places?

Opinion: By Danny Tyree Cagle Cartoons I guess those shoppers were ahead of their time. My mother


Don’t become chilling stat amid revelry for St. Pat

Editorial: Regardless of their ances- try, hordes of Mahoning Valley residents today will don the green, down


Get real about school safety

Opinion: By Karen Dolan OtherWords Can we get real about school safety? Since the tragic shooting at


GOP should welcome debate on disciplining students of color, ‘school-to-prison pipeline’ issue

Opinion: By Ann Coulter Andrews McMeel Syndication On CBS’s “60 Minutes” Sunday night, Lesley Stahl asked


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Leaders should not give up on SMAR2T investment in Youngstown and Valley

Editorial: We can easily under- stand why stakeholders in a planned $20 million urban renewal project in


Real Down syndrome problem

Opinion: WASHINGTON Iceland must be pleased that it is close to success in its program of genocide, but


Copycat threats targeting schools no joking matter

Editorial: As the nation struggles to find solutions to the growing epidemic of school shootings, an issue


It’s time to share wealth

Opinion: By Chuck Collins OtherWords For decades, big business leaders have warned that redistributing


Mothers should decide about Down syndrome pregnancies

Opinion: WASHINGTON There is a new push in anti-abortion circles to pass state laws aimed at barring women


Valley should rally behind TJX center for Lordstown

Editorial: With OUR unemploymenT rate hovering among the highest in Ohio and the nation and with our base of


Rex’s exit fails to surprise

Opinion: By Peter Roff Cagle Cartoons Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s exit has been on its way for so


Liberal insanity contributed to massacre in Florida high school

Opinion: By Ann Coulter Andrews McMeel Syndication Nikolas Cruz’s psychosis ended in a bloody massacre


Is GOP- Trump union over?SFlb

Opinion: By Will Durst Cagle Cartoons Like most arranged marriages, the blessed union between Donald