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Major League Baseball must react to Mitchell report

Major League Baseball must react to Mitchell report “Cheaters never win” was always a hopelessly


“We’ll have a lot of collision repair, batteries, tires and a lot of things people

Opinion: “We’ll have a lot of collision repair, batteries, tires and a lot of things people realize they


Do charitable gifts have end date?

Opinion: A billion-dollar controversy involving Princeton University has brought into sharp focus one of the


Russia should chart own political reform

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Isn’t it time we just left Russia alone? Isn’t it time we stopped trying to stuff an


It’s time for city voters to support Youngstown schools

Opinion: It’s time for city voters to support Youngstown schools EDITOR: The problems of Youngstown and


Bush, Clinton in rare agreement

Opinion: WASHINGTON — She who would be president excoriates, as Democratic presidential candidates must, the


Are mayor, council paying attention?

Opinion: Youngstown City Council’s recent decision to boost the salaries of department heads and other


Putin’s choice of successor offers hope for Democracy roots

Opinion: Under Dmitry Medvedev, whom Vladimir Putin nominated last week as his preferred candidate to succeed


A republic, if you can keep it

Opinion: A republic, if you can keep it EDITOR: A letter last Sunday said (of the declining use of “merry


Cold contributes to injuries, but there are precautions that workers can take

Opinion: EDITOR: Now that winter is upon us, brutally cold weather is just around the corner. Many of us


Mayor Williams, wife offer honest appraisal to blacks

Within a day of each other, Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams and his wife, Sonja, spoke directly to the


Prison overcrowding demands attention

Opinion: Policy makers are again gearing up to take on the daunting problem of exponential prison growth.


Loss of a voice creates an echo in the Mahoning Valley

Loss of a voice creates an echo in the Mahoning Valley The Mahoning Valley has lost an important


Say it ain’t so Mark, Barry, Roger, Andy

Opinion: Shoeless Joe Jackson was the only man to bat .382 in his last season in the major leagues. After


An increase in teen births

Opinion: Kansas City Star: Starting in 1991, the teenage birth rate declined steadily for a decade and a