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A friend in need

A friend in need Washington Post: Barack Obama made clear Friday that the American automobile


Obama’s win in Ohio not a breeze

Opinion: Prior to the March primary and to Tuesday’s general election, the following question was asked in


Youngstown schools given chance to prove themselves

Editorial: It took four tries for the Youngstown City School District to persuade the voters that additional


It’s not just about the theft of a kayak

Opinion: Perhaps under the cloak of darkness, someone approached the kayak I had securely chained and locked


Like hitting a wall

Editorial: Like hitting a wall The Mahoning Valley’s optimism about General Motors’ presence here has


As the economy tumbles, crime rises

Opinion: The economic crisis may affect more than the amount of money in your pocketbook. Some suggest that


It’s up to the Democrats

Opinion: It’s up to the Democrats EDITOR: For years Democratic politicians like Tim Ryan, Sherrod Brown,


Obama made history, but Tuesday’s election was only the beginning

Editorial: There are moments in history that redefine a nation, and this is one of those moments.


Faces of change — on the front page

Opinion: WASHINGTON — When I was growing up in Shreveport, La., during the 1950s, the white-owned morning


Civil war in African nation reminder of million deaths

Editorial: Thousands of people are fleeing eastern Congo where rebels and pro-government militiamen are


Young Americans helped make history

Opinion: WASHINGTON — My son, a nominal Republican, called from the West Coast to inform me that he had just


Religious Right’s influence crumbles

Opinion: When Barack Oba-ma takes the oath of office on Jan. 20, 2009, he will do so in the 30th anniversary


Uh, oh — French are in love

Scripps Howard: The rest of the world is happy, even ecstatic, over the outcome of our presidential


Obama made history, but Tuesday’s election was only the beginning

Editorial: There are moments in history that redefine a nation, and this is one of those moments. Barack


“There’s something deeply wrong with putting the rights of a minority up to a majority

Opinion: “There’s something deeply wrong with putting the rights of a minority up to a majority vote.” Gay-