Opinion and Editorial

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Y’town’s grant application warrants federal approval

Editorial: A “TIGER” rises prominently among the legacies of the two-term administration of President Barack


Fix the parks, not the fees

Opinion: By Peter Funt Cagle Cartoons Three years ago, returning to my hotel room in Flagstaff, Ariz., I


More than thoughts and prayers needed to lessen toll of gun violence in US

Editorial: This time the setting was a small southeastern Texas hamlet, but the horror that played out there


Another mass shooting and more dodging from GOP in Congress

Opinion: By John L. MICEK Cagle Cartoons “Reports out of Texas are devastating. The people of Sutherland


Pain behind opioid abuse

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords Donald Trump recently declared the opioid epidemic a national


The Establishment Strikes Back!

Opinion: The Establishment Strikes Back! by Cal Thomas Wed, 11/1/2017 | Tribune Content Agency, LLC


The Establishment strikes back with the ongoing Russian probe

Opinion: In considering the indictment of former Donald Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort and an


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Mayor-elect Brown’s win bodes well for Youngstown

Editorial: Although Jamael Tito Brown’s victory in Tuesday’s election for Youngtown mayor is not a mandate,


Protecting survivors of sex assault

Opinion: By Evan Mascagni The Vindicator Immediately after a report by the New York Times he allegedly


Historical resentments are feeding today’s conspiratorial atmosphere

Opinion: By Georgie Anne Geyer Andrews McMeel Syndication WASHINGTON Even the careful reader of the


A threat to sacred places

Opinion: By Bernadette Demientieff OtherWords Right now in Washington, D.C., Congress is making decisions


Youngstown City Schools can do without drama

Editorial: 222Here’s what W. Craig Zimpher, chairman of SERB, wrote in dismissing an unfair labor practices


Special counsel is biased

Opinion: By Susan Stamper Brown Cagle Cartoons And so, it begins. Robert Mueller’s Office of the Special


Russian probes gaining steam

Opinion: By Donald Lambro Andrews McMeel Syndication WASHINGTON The criminal indictments charging three


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Here’s a rundown of our recommendations to voters

Editorial: With a few notable excep- tions, the run-up to tomorrow’s general election in the Mahoning Valley