Opinion and Editorial

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Facts don’t support the fairy tale of the prince and the ‘commoner’

Opinion: By David M. SHRIBMAN Andrews McMeel Syndication Margaret Thatcher was born one. So were


Skip the slip this season

Opinion: By Beth Porter OtherWords Everyone’s familiar with the typical holiday waste we’re left with


There wasn’t even a lump of coal

Opinion: When I was knee high to a grasshopper during the Great Depression, my Christmas stockings were empty


Kohlis’ $1.1M gift to YSU reflects history of giving

Editorial: Prominent Youngstown neurosurgeon Dr. Chander Kohli and his wife, Karen, have long distinguished


Calls for a moral economy

Opinion: By Sarah Anderson OtherWords If you’re expecting a gift card from your boss as an end-of-year


Local Judge DeGenaro’s bid for Ohio’s high court looking good

Opinion: It appears Judge Mary DeGenaro will be a member of the Ohio Supreme Court sooner rather than later.


Trump ignored reality that status of Jerusalem was key to peace talks in the Mideast

Editorial: The arrogance of President Donald J. Trump’s statement on U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the


Social structure is rigged

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords “It’s structure vs. agency,” my professor said to me, as if that


President is not above the law

Opinion: By John L. MICEK Cagle Cartoons Hey, did you know that President Donald Trump can’t be found


Legislators should listen to Ohioans who want payday lenders reined in

Editorial: There was a day when usury wasn’t defended in polite society. People recognized that charging


As national debt skyrockets, Americans’ liberties shrink

Opinion: One way to kill a predatory animal is to deny it sustenance. The tax-cut bill passed by the Senate,


Medicare, Social Security in the crosshairs of GOP

Editorial: We now know why Repub- licans in Congress were so intent on ramming through their tax-cut plans


Americans rank high in giving

Opinion: By Tom Purcell Cagle Cartoons Ah, the giving season is upon us – the best time of the year to be


A glaring loophole for fugitives

Opinion: By John L. MICEK Cagle Cartoons When gun-control and gun-rights advocates clash after the latest


Liberal media a threat

Opinion: By Michael Reagan Cagle Cartoons Last year, I expressed serious reservations about the proposed