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Fracking issue in Youngstown could ignite fight in the courts

Opinion: A vote from the Mahoning County Board of Elections to keep a Youngstown anti-fracking charter


Cool heads must prevail to end N. Korean standoff

Editorial: As the crisis surrounding North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and advances has escalated dramatically


Cost of drugs an outrage

Opinion: By Dan K. THOMASSON Tribune News Service WASHINGTON Years ago, when my daughter was in the


N. Korea problem won’t be solved on land; training at sea essential

Opinion: By James Stavridis Bloomberg View As the world worries about the increasing threat from North


Top US diplomat Tillerson hits right note with Russia

Editorial: Unlike President Donald J. Trump, who grudgingly signed a package of sanctions against Russia for


Wars and swirling rumors of war

Opinion: One month after the election, President-elect Donald Trump made a “victory tour” of states that had


Trump’s humor hateful

Opinion: By Jeffrey Weiss The Dallas Morning News You may have noticed a week or so ago when President


Governors are cheating workers

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords The governors of many states are boldly stepping forward these days


President should declare national opioid emergency

Editorial: If anyone continues to harbor any doubts about the epic destructiveness of the opioid-overdose


Football has a problem

Opinion: By John M. CRISP Tribune News Service The beginning of this fall’s football season coincides


Wall St. trumps ‘Real America’

Opinion: By John L. MICEK Cagle Cartoons Dear Forgotten Men and Women of America: I bear sad tidings:


Roger Jones' good works leave legacy of greatness

Editorial: Like 16th century Ital- ian artist and scientist extraordinaire Leonardo da Vinci, 21st century


Don’t use sharks as props

Opinion: By Paula Moore People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals By now, you’ve surely seen – or at


Work is the key to welfare reform

Opinion: By Katherine Bradley and Robert Rector The Heritage Foundation Last year marked the 20th


Black women deal with unequal pay

Opinion: By Starita Smith Tribune News Service Despite the astronomical pay of Oprah, Serena Williams and