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Trump’s critics unfair

Opinion: By Mark Davis The Dallas Morning News I believe the appropriate maxim is, “Better late than


Institute for public servants is good fit at Glenn College

Editorial: Long-time U.S. senator and pioneer astronaut John H. Glenn left no shortage of legacies. Now he has


Nobody likes funerals

Opinion: By Gina Barreca The Hartford Courant “Just leave me on the A train,” said my father. “It’ll take


Democratic aspirants for governor have chance to reach out to voters

Opinion: The Democratic candidates for governor will debate for the first time Sept. 12 in Martins Ferry, a


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Can-do attitude fueling optimism for cool plant

Editorial: In October 2016, Mitchell Joseph, a Youngstown native and CEO of The Joseph Company International,


Let’s avoid more Love Canal crises

Opinion: By Lois Marie Gibbs Tribune News Service It has been almost 40 years since the nation heard the


Elvis inspired generations of fans

Opinion: By Carl Golden The Philadelphia Inquirer It’s been 40 years since the death of Elvis Presley in


Advice for Jeff Bezos

Opinion: By B.J. HEGEDUS Los Angeles Times Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, one of the world’s richest people


Court hearing on MVSD may well be showstopper

Editorial: Based on their demand for information, it’s safe to conclude that judges Lou D’Apolito and Ronald


Trump should ‘speak softly’

Opinion: By Dan K. THOMASSON Tribune News Service WASHINGTON What ever happened to Theodore Roosevelt’s


Angry white men are fueling racial violence consuming US

Opinion: By Dahleen Glanton Chicago Tribune Unlike the bigoted protesters in the 1960s, the demonstrators


Presidents strive to rein in the press out of self-interest

Editorial: Protecting state secrets is a legitimate responsibility of elected and appointed officials at the


Taking on the NRA amid its shameful culture-war series

Opinion: By Francis Wilkinson Bloomberg View Shannon Watts is the founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun


Looking to the future

Opinion: By Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg View A new study says that halving legal immigration, as President


Opioid crisis an emergency that the feds must address

Editorial: When President Donald J. Trump formally declares the opioid crisis a national emergency, as he