Opinion and Editorial

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Nonpartisan elections are a good fit for Youngstown

Editorial: Youngstown voters will have the opportunity to end the political monopoly of the Democratic Party


Climate decision defines Trump

Opinion: By Dan K. THOMASSON Tribune News Service WASHINGTON If the world wasn’t certain about Donald


Clean energy not dead

Opinion: By Rick Perry The Philadelphia Inquirer Last week, President Trump announced that the United


Robust growth frames Summer Festival of Arts

Editorial: Expansion and enhance- ment are on the drawing board for Youngstown’s largest arts collaboration and


Restore civility in US

Opinion: Toledo Blade: When, in 1968, a person on his campaign staff called President Lyndon Johnson a “baby


“Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication.”

Opinion: “Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication.” President Donald


How to excel at losing

Opinion: By Gina Barreca The Hartford Courant I’m not just a good loser. I’d go as far as to say, in all


Dem leader Betras looks to end endorsements after May disaster

Opinion: Based on the results of last month’s primary in Youngs-town, endorsements by the Mahoning County


Wray represents best hope to capably lead FBI forward

Editorial: The medium most assuredly was not the message in President Donald Trump’s announcement Wednesday of


QUOTE OF THE DAY

Opinion: QUOTE OF THE DAY “I don’t think it’s for me to say whether the conversation I had with the


Political moderates under attack

Opinion: By Dylan Whitehead The Dallas Morning News I’m a part of the political middle, and I think my


Face of faith changing in America

Opinion: By James A. HAUGHT Tribune News Service A stately United Methodist church in our town, finally


Trump addicted to tweets

Opinion: By Jay Ambrose Tribune News Service Maybe an intervention, the kind we hear about with


Comedian crossed line with her Trump attack

Editorial: Our warning during last year’s presidential campaign about the coarsening of politics in this


A plea for peace in the Mideast 50 years after the Six-Day War

Opinion: By Saliba Sarsar The Philadelphia Inquirer As a native of Jerusalem, I am acutely aware this