Opinion and Editorial

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Trump turbocharges Democrats

Opinion: By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. ROBERTS The 2018 elections are almost 10 months away – a lifetime


Mahoning Co. maintains exemplary compliance rate for 300-plus sex offenders

Editorial: Controversy has long dogged the practice of compiling public registries to monitor the whereabouts


AG Jeff Sessions on pot

Opinion: Akron Beacon Journal: Jeff Sessions holds a minority view. The attorney general sees marijuana as


Major moves made by candidates in the races for governor, Senate

Opinion: As we get closer to the Feb. 7 filing deadline, we’re seeing a lot of changes in the gubernatorial


We can destroy sexism

Opinion: By Razan Azzarkani OtherWords This month’s Golden Globes were the first awards ceremony held


Budget shrinks, upgrades sprout at Mill Creek park

Editorial: Leaders of public agencies and keepers of the public purse throughout the Mahoning Valley need look


Merit-based college admissions are well intentioned, but unfair

Opinion: WASHINGTON During World War I, chemist James Conant was deeply involved in research on what was


Ivanka Trump is not credible

Opinion: WASHINGTON The unceasing debate over Ivanka Trump is whether she is a clueless enabler or a savvy


Judge Vettori’s removal is small comfort to residents

Editorial: Just days into the new year and the Mahoning Valley is once again confronted by the insidious nature


Trump’s denial of collusion with Russians grows increasingly thin

Opinion: By Gene Lyons Andrews McMeel Syndication Down at the courthouse, the kind of story Donald J.


Let’s try to be tender in 2018

Opinion: DUBLIN, Ireland “Try a Little Tenderness” is a song written by Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly and


C. Gilbert James Jr. leaves a lasting imprint on Valley

Editorial: Mention virtually any vital and valued institution in the Mahoning Valley, and chances are strong


Quiz on Trump’s remarks

Opinion: By Dick Polman Cagle Cartoons In honor of Donald Trump’s most towering achievement – no previous


Historical Russia offers insight for dealing with the new Russia

Opinion: By Georgie Anne Geyer Andrews McMeel Syndication WASHINGTON Now for one of my major


Youngstown Mayor Brown is off to encouraging start

Editorial: To be sure, it’s too early to tell what Youngstown Mayor Jamael Tito Brown’s term in office will