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Attack on American dream

Opinion: Attack on American dream EDITOR: I have watched and listened to the debates and rhetoric for the


Antonini, Cafaros good for a laugh

Opinion: About a month ago, Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairwoman Lisa Antonini, reacting to an entry


Jim Traficant’s homecoming should be put in perspective

Editorial: James A. Traficant Jr., the disgraced congressman and former sheriff of Mahoning County who


21st century policing necessitates proaction

Opinion: The traditional work of police officers has been, at best, reactionary. A crime is committed, an


It’s more than money

Editorial: It’s more than money Back when the phrase “a billion here and a billion there and pretty soon


Despite basketball fizzles, give Swish a chance to sizzle

Editorial: Sports fans throughout the Mahoning Valley have got to admire the courage, spunk and vision of Dave


Baby Boomers taking a big economic hit

Opinion: Whenever an organization has five words in its name, watch out for complications in its


Going after Blackwater

Dallas Morning News: Private security contractors have been a constant irritant in U.S.-Iraqi


Land of Al Capone clings to its roots

Opinion: At moments like this, it’s worth remembering that Illinois gave us both Abraham Lincoln and Al


Big oil bill beats roses any day of winter

Opinion: GUILDERLAND, N.Y. — I wake in the night and listen. The reassuring rumble tells me that the furnace


Officials must work to ensure success of V&M’s expansion

Editorial: Here’s hoping that Youngstown and Girard succeed in going back to the future to forge robust


Turn that political frown upside down

Opinion: “This is a sad day for my state of Illinois.” — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin “It is a sad day for


Let’s build a bridge to Detroit’s future

Opinion: Congress is debating the future of the American automobile industry. With our economy in crisis,


Obama is a blessing and a curse for Africa

Opinion: President-elect Barack Obama is both a blessing and a curse for Africa. He is a blessing because


War rages on our southern border

Opinion: On Nov. 3, the day before Americans elected Barack Obama president, drug cartel henchmen murdered 58