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Embrace Kwanzaa’s aims to repair damaged world

Editorial: As our nation and world bid adieu to 2017 and stand on the threshold of 2018, reflections on a host


Tips belong to the workers

Opinion: By Negin Owliaei OtherWords Thea Bryan is a single mother putting herself through graduate


Trump, enablers determined to undermine Mueller, rule of law

Opinion: By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. ROBERTS Andrews McMeel Syndication Sean Hannity, the Fox News


Trump, GOP-led Congress must answer for train crash

Editorial: Shortly after last week’s Amtrak crash south of Seattle that killed three people and injured


The First Christmas

Editorial: The First Christmas AND IT CAME TO PASS IN THOSE days, that there went out a decree from Caesar


Spirit of Christmas is about giving

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords This special day got me thinking about America’s spirit of giving,


US Supreme Court case could enhance public workers’ rights

Opinion: SEATTLE It is protected by Washington state’s lopsidedly Democratic political class, which knows


A story of hope for today

Opinion: By Georgie Anne Geyer Andrews McMeel Syndication WASHINGTON This is a Once Upon a Time story


Mission needs your help

Editorial: Stubbornly high unemploy- ment and poverty rates in the Mahoning Valley continue to squeeze much


America, the gift ...

Opinion: Of the many foreign foes that President Trump has amassed in his first year, do not count among his


Keys to the city? Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho?

Opinion: In keeping with the spirit of the Christmas season, this writer offers his congratulations to


A Christmas dream inspired by Irving Berlin and Bing Crosby

Opinion: By Tom Purcell Cagle Cartoons I dream of “White Christmas” this year. I speak of the Irving


Holiday pajamas for your cat?

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords Your cat doesn’t want to wear pajamas. Really. This shouldn’t be


Despite progress, war on opioids must intensify in ’18

Editorial: Residents of the Mahoning Valley hardly needed an empirical health report from Uncle Sam to


Youngstown finance director’s resignation of no consequence

Opinion: Youngstown Mayor-elect Jamael Tito Brown made it crystal clear during and after the campaign that