Opinion and Editorial

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China holds the key to dealing with North Korea’s belligerence

Opinion: By Rick Jensen Cagle Cartoons Seems like there are two North Korea options: Bomb the hell out of


Hillary Clinton should just chill

Opinion: By Peter Funt Cagle Cartoons My message to certain Democrats, starting with Hillary Clinton:


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GM continues to impair its Lordstown complex

Editorial: Even the most optimistic Mahoning Valley resident must feel some trepidation over the future of


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Remembrance, resilience, resolve define Patriot Day

Editorial: On this Sept. 11, Americans will pause to remember precisely where they were and exactly what they


What will cause Congress to act?

Opinion: “Congress has been dropping in relative power along a descending curve of 60 years’ duration, with


Tax cuts for the rich help the rich

Opinion: By Josh Hoxie OtherWords Soon you’re going to hear about taxes. You’ll see images of families


Big government is the enemy until red states need support

Opinion: By Dick Polman Cagle Cartoons It’s an old story, freshened anew by Hurricane Harvey: Republicans


Harry Meshel did much to revitalize the downtown

Opinion: Harry Meshel did much to revitalize the downtown To add my two cents to the legacy of Harry


America is the only home ‘Dreamers’ have known

Editorial: When former President Barack Obama signed an executive order in June 2012 creating the Deferred


Why is Ryan being so coy?

Opinion: Mahoning Valley Congressman Tim Ryan missed a great chance to give a nationally renowned television


Tales of inspiration in Houston give way to reality of concrete

Opinion: By Georgie Anne Geyer Andrews McMeel Syndication WASHINGTON It was all so very brave, the way


Dousing Mother Earth with toxins

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords For many years, genetically engineered crops were said to be


A lesson from the storm

Opinion: KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ Andrews McMeel Syndicate They are “A people for others,” it says outside St.


High court should preserve HIV-assault law in Ohio

Editorial: Is Ohio’s state law requiring HIV-positive individuals to disclose that status to a partner before


Harry Meshel dedicated his life to the betterment of the Valley

Opinion: I received the news of Harry Meshel’s death in a text message while driving home from a vacation