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Here’s hard truth about palm oil

Opinion: By Braden Phillips Tribune News Service You may have never heard of palm oil, but chances are


Be wary of fake news

Opinion: By Christopher Suprun The Dallas Morning News You are a dead man. Liberal, globalist CUCK! You


Religious left seeking to offset religious right’s political clout

Opinion: The religious left feels left out. According to an article in The New York Times, liberal clergy


Scrappers deserve strong fan base for 2017 season

Editorial: As excitement builds for tonight’s home opener of the Mahoning Valley Scrappers’ 19th season,


Statues embody racism, terror

Opinion: By Francis Wilkinson Bloomberg View New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu delivered a powerful speech


Repeal of Davis-Bacon law will reduce the cost of construction

Opinion: “You really ought to give Iowa a try. Provided you are contrary.” – “Iowa Stubborn,” from


London fire, attack add to public discontent in Britain

Editorial: It’s only supposed to happen in the Third World: Numerous victims from a horrific fire in a public-


Lessons of Thurgood Marshall should guide us after shooting

Opinion: By Stephen L. CARTER Bloomberg View Are we so far gone as a country that nothing but death and


Why do students get bad grades?

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords The end of the school year has a tendency to bring crises to my


As senior population grows, so, too, must commitment to elder-abuse prevention

Editorial: The graying of America has ushered in with it an era of profound demographic change. As baby


Sunday’s column correct: Trump only threw us bone

Opinion: Sunday’s column correct: Trump only threw us bone Bertram de Souza’s reflection regarding Trump’s


Choose nursing home carefully

Opinion: By Beverley Laubert The Vindicator Making the decision to move a loved one into a nursing home


Is Ohio rolling dice on lottery?

Opinion: The company that has been operating Ohio’s gambling systems since 2009 has a message for the keepers


YSU’s enrollment is not just about the numbers

Editorial: Sometime next month, Youngstown State University should have a pretty good idea of what freshman


How did I get here?

Opinion: Type into Google “How did I ..” And the first completion option that pops up is “How did I get