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Sex offender sentenced for failure to register his address

Opinion: LISBON — A man has been sentenced to five years in prison for being a sexually oriented offender who


It isn’t easy to be a comeback kid in education

Opinion: It can be harder to be a comeback kid in education than it is in politics. Ask any student who feels


Election politics stymie U.S. policy toward Iran

Opinion: Shhh. Don’t tell anyone. I saw Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, sitting


Journalists cannot serve two masters

Opinion: THOMAS SOWELL Journalists cannot serve two masters Even before Mitt Romney bowed out — with


China isn’t living up to its pre-Olympic commitments

Editorial: China isn’t living up to its pre-Olympic commitments Put simply, China has a long way to go


YSU Penguin club cancels tonight’s banquet

Opinion: Due to the weather, the Youngstown State University Penguin Club Scholarship Ring Banquet scheduled


Wednesday is not too late to mail Valentine’s Day gifts

Opinion: COLUMBIANA — Last-minute gift-givers need not worry: Customers can ship Valentine’s Day gifts as


Jameson closes New Wilmington, Mohawk health centers at noon

Opinion: New Castle, Pa. — Jameson Health System will close its s Mohawk and New Wilmington community health


Girard mayor’s veto threat reflects necessary caution

Editorial: The ink is barely dry on the city of Girard’s budget that, for the first time in eight years, paints


Waterboarding the same as water torture

Opinion: Last week, much to my dismay, government officials testified before Congress that the United States


McCain may align too often with Bush

Opinion: A recurring pattern in American presidential politics is voters’ tendency to pick someone with


Retiring firefighter snubbed by Hubbard elected officials

Opinion: Retiring firefighter snubbed by Hubbard elected officials EDITOR: Recently we had the honor and


Can America still fight the ‘shadow’ war?

Opinion: Most modern wars have been fought in two very different ways. The first way is the obvious one in


Is obesity debate overblown?

Opinion: Star Tribune, Minneapolis: So are too many Americans too fat — or not? According to contrarian


Love’s in the air in more ways than one

Opinion: Valentine’s Day is Thursday. And that means love is in the air. Or maybe in the pheromones.