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 ‘right’ to win is not a right at all

Opinion: Among the many new “rights” being conjured out of thin air, a new one seems to be a “right” to win.


U.S. less secure despite record defense outlay

Opinion: Can the United States really afford to spend an additional $600 billion on the Pentagon next year,


Motives of those unwilling to save GM may not be pure

Editorial: Motives of those unwilling to save GM may not be pure Richard Shelby, an Alabama Republican, has


GOP governors’ plan has good, bad

Opinion: The nation’s 21 Republican governors are in defense mode. They know they’re the best and the


D.C. teacher tenure tussle may hold lesson for nation

Opinion: Public school teachers nationwide have their eyes on Washington. The reason is not the upcoming


Autism needs more study

Opinion: Autism needs more study EDITOR: My friend, Kim, found out recently that her husband lost his job


Isolating the president

Isolating the president Scripps Howard News Service: Inexorably, the cocoon that Barack Obama will


“It’s an interesting chess game right now. Sometimes Mother Nature puts us in check, and

Opinion: “It’s an interesting chess game right now. Sometimes Mother Nature puts us in check, and our job is


Is the Mahoning Valley ready to grab public works dollars?

Editorial: The current national and global economic crises are forcing Congress and the White House to explore


Russia is first to test the new president

Opinion: WASHINGTON — If the new administration is thinking about relations with Russia, as it should be, a


U.S. rivals also feel money pinch

Opinion: By his own account, President-elect Obama’s first priority will be to face up to the economic crisis


There are CEOs who are admirable

Opinion: In an age when “big business” and “corporate greed” seem to be synonymous in the public mind, some


Don’t make a bigger mess

Philadelphia Inquirer: With all the gritty challenges bequeathed to President-elect Barack Obama — a


Working together beats labeling each other

Opinion: Working together beats labeling each other EDITOR: I find the pessimist’s letter of Nov. 10


GOP adds to welfare state’s expansion

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Conservatism’s current intellectual chaos reverberated in the Republican ticket’s end-