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A new and harsher way of life catches up with an old fashioned barber

Opinion: EDITOR: I have a friend. I’ll call him Nick. He’s a barber by trade. He’s been a barber for nearly


Craig’s inevitable resignation

Sen. Larry D. Craig of Idaho has resigned from the U.S. Senate. But he wasn’t forced to resign


Time for YSU to benefit from Ohio’s Third Frontier Project

When Gov. Ted Strickland announced last week a $122 million partnership between the Ohio Third


Payouts in cash make ‘fruit’ slots illegal

Opinion: Manufacturers of the Tic-Tac-Fruit electronic games and the like aren’t fighting Gov. Ted


Behavioral medicine is vital part of Forum’s mission

Opinion: Behavioral medicine is vital part of Forum’s mission EDITOR: As a Forum Health employee and an


View human life in terms of trade offs

Opinion: A whole nation following the tragedy of a mine cave-in in Utah was struck by the further tragedy of


Governor’s executive orders constitutional, precedential

Opinion: “Ohioans are not well served with government by executive order, but the governor continues to issue


Snub for American families

Opinion: New York Daily News: The number of Americans who lack health insurance leaped by more than 2 million


Don’t abandon guardsmen, reservists

Opinion: America must quit treating its National Guardsmen and reserves like second-class soldiers. To an


Americans must be ready for disasters

Opinion: Nobody likes to ponder the potential effects of devastating disasters, from the destruction of homes


September is Hispanic Heritage Month

Opinion: September is Hispanic Heritage Month, and I'm glad to see my old friend Henry Guzman will be a part of the local activities planned at Youngstown State University.


Dearth of female applicants troubling

Opinion: What do James A. Philomena, Patrick V. Kerrigan, Andrew Polovischak, Martin Emrich and Fred Bailey


Is Antonini a political liability for Dems?

Opinion: If there is anything Don L. Hanni Jr. proved during his tenure as chairman of the Mahoning County


How did they get any work done?

Opinion: Last week's column about the extent to which some Mahoning County officials were willing to pay homage to Youngstown developer Anthony Cafaro and other Cafaro Co. officials brought a flurry of responses — most of which were critical of the seemingly unholy alliances.


Reach out and touch Cafaro Co. officials

Opinion: Meanwhile, in the Mahoning County Courthouse ...