Opinion and Editorial

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Puerto Rico’s tragedy endures

Opinion: By Joe Guzzardi Cagle Cartoons After an absence of more than 50 years, I returned to Puerto Rico


Porter’s accusers tell us all we need to know about this man

Opinion: By Gene Lyons Andrews McMeel Syndication Unlike now-infamous White House aide Rob Porter, I


Trump should act swiftly to curb dumping of steel

Editorial: Many residents vividly recall President Donald J. Trump’s rally in Youngstown last summer at which


Tips are for the servers

Opinion: By Irene Tung and Te ≥filo Reyes OtherWords When we give someone a tip, we expect the money


Despite the 2017 debacle, Betras says endorsements here to stay

Opinion: In June of last year, Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras said: “I think the time


Congress guilty of inaction to stem the tide of killings

Editorial: More than 150,000 U.S. school students have endured a senseless shooting on their campuses since


Since when is President Trump so concerned about due process?

Opinion: Spare us, please, from listening to lectures about due process from President Donald Trump.


Trump’s budget is DOA, but it’s cause for concern

Editorial: If Donald Trump said it once he said it many, many times on the campaign trail in 2016: Medicare,


Aspirin is not a cure-all

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords Recently Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave Americans suffering


‘Nunes memo’ shows weakness of much-heralded Russia probe; allegations of collusion baseless

Opinion: By Ann Coulter Andrews McMeel Syndication If you’ve been watching MSNBC and, consequently, have


Second Harvest needs your help to ease Valley hunger

Editorial: If you were thinking THE effects of an improving national economy have trickled down to ease


TOM PURCELL | Let’s relearn the art of romance

Opinion: By TOM PURCELL Cagle Cartoons I still have no idea why Laura Lindsey liked me, but she did. It


Prison reform needed

Opinion: It didn’t seem to fit in President Trump’s State of the Union address, perhaps something tossed in


Intelligent alignment in baseball

Opinion: WASHINGTON Even if, inexplicably, you occasionally think about things other than Major League


Settlement of ADI lawsuit demands full public airing

Editorial: Let’s put the 2016 crash land- ing of commercial air service at the Youngstown-Warren Regional