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Basra blunder: A move by Iraq’s prime minister inflamed violence in the port city, was ill-

Opinion: Basra blunder: A move by Iraq’s prime minister inflamed violence in the port city, was ill-timed,


A new day for intercountry adoptions

Opinion: We are celebrating a new day for intercountry adoptions — the Hague Convention on Intercountry


WASHINGTON — The Treasury department’s elaborate plan to restructure the regulation of

Opinion: WASHINGTON — The Treasury department’s elaborate plan to restructure the regulation of the nation’s


Repaying an ally

Repaying an ally Miami Herald: Saman Kareem Ahmad risked his life as a translator for U.S. forces


A jury verdict away from death

Opinion: I almost died for someone else’s crime. Had the jury listened to the prosecutor, I would have been


Boardman seeks citizen volunteers to serve on boards

Opinion: BOARDMAN — Township trustees are seeking letters of interest from residents who want to serve on


Ironies of a Bear market

Opinion: There was a real irony in the recent intervention by the Federal Reserve System to provide the money


Bush will seek reinforcements from NATO

Opinion: At this week’s NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania, history will be made when an American president,


Bloodshed at the border

Opinion: Los Angeles Times: For those in the know, the little village of Palomas offered up a glimpse of Old


“My economic plan is better than my bowling.”

Opinion: “My economic plan is better than my bowling.” U.S. Sen. Barack Obama Presidential hopeful, after


Boys & Girls Clubs mark 148 years of success

Opinion: Boys & Girls Clubs mark 148 years of success EDITOR: It all started in 1860, when three women


Ethics probe of JFS move should answer questions

Editorial: It has already been established that Mahoning County officeholders were in regular contact with officials of the Cafaro Co. while the real estate developer was fighting to retain the county’s Job and Family Services agency as a tenant.


Valley folks play April Fool’s jokes

Opinion: Duplicate car keys, cardboard-lined breakfast food and supposedly stolen cars are just a few of the


City should not risk losing momentum downtown

Opinion: City should not risk losing momentum downtown EDITOR: As the city of Youngstown attempts to


“I want to assure the people of Puerto Rico that I have never solicited nor accepted a

Opinion: “I want to assure the people of Puerto Rico that I have never solicited nor accepted a contribution