Opinion and Editorial

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Yale leads silliness sweepstakes

Opinion: WASHINGTON Summer brings no respite for academics committed to campus purifications, particularly


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MVSD's $5M rebate plan under scrutiny from state

Editorial: The judges of the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District Court of Jurisdiction have acquired an important


Don’t blame Trump

Opinion: By Susan Stamper Brown Cagle Cartoons Democrat mayors are making quite a name for themselves


How do we check the power of mobs dominating social media?

Opinion: By Megan McArdle Bloomberg View James Damore, the author of the notorious Google memo, has had


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Horrors of Harvey bring lessons, omens for future

Editorial: Katrina. Sandy. Wilma. Andrew. Hugo. Ike. Camille. Agnes. Today, after five days of high winds


Trump is a novice protectionist

Opinion: WASHINGTON Sooner or later, and the later the better, the president’s wandering attention will


Diana, 20 years later

Opinion: Just this month we’ve seen the passing of Glen Campbell, Barbara Cook, Dick Gregory and Jerry Lewis.


Sen. Portman takes aim at sex-trafficking portal

Editorial: 2Thus read a post last month on the classified advertising website Backpage.com. Local police


Trump can have a winning tweet

Opinion: By Mark Whitehouse Bloomberg View If President Donald Trump really wants to light up the


Afghanistan is now Trump’s war

Opinion: In his speech on Afghanistan, President Trump admitted something he’s rarely faced up to: Decisions


Trump’s survival strategy

Opinion: By Dick Polman Cagle Cartoons Donald Trump’s mounting assaults on the free and independent press


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Whig-inspired Canfield Fair ages with grace & greatness

Editorial: These days the name Elisha Whittlesey won’t readily roll off the tongue of most Mahoning Valley


Not so fast on a ban on pet boa constrictors

Opinion: Not so fast on a ban on pet boa constrictors I agree with Jennifer O’Connor of PETA (Letter of


Teaching, learning are priorities

Opinion: Youngstown City School students will return to classes Sept. 5 this year, and there will be some


Stop the beer barons

Opinion: By Chuck Collins OtherWords Next time you reach for a cold beer on a hot summer day, you’ll have