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Ohio energy bill becomes prize for special interests

Editorial: The Plain Dealer of Cleveland: It’s hard to parse what Ohio legislative leaders were thinking when


Japanese counsel general has different view of labor unions

Opinion: Japanese counsel general visits Mahoning Valley.


Y’town needs to showcase Mahoning River, not hide it

Opinion: Y’town needs to showcase Mahoning River, not hide it I enjoyed going to the eighth annual Mahoning


GEORGE F. WILL | College Board embraces a dubious idea for the SAT

Opinion: WASHINGTON The earnest improvers at the College Board, which administers the Scholastic Aptitude


GM tries to soften the blow of Lordstown plant’s death

Editorial: If General Motors is so con- fident that the prospective buyer it’s touting for its idled Lordstown


Ryan sticks it to Trump

Opinion: Congressman Tim Ryan’s timing couldn’t have been better. Sunday night, Ryan of Howland, D-13th,


Everyone acts as if America is in decline; let’s look at the numbers

Opinion: By David Von Drehle The Washington Post Given the pace of change in the world today, it boggles


Father’s Day gift to self: Activism

Opinion: By Peter Certo OtherWords News about climate change has been so spooky for so long that it can


Golden Flashes lead way for Valley of champions

Editorial: The Mahoning Valley has once again proved its mettle by amassing impressive slabs of shiny


We need another baby boom

Opinion: By Tom Purcell Cagle Cartoons America’s declining birthrate has given me pause. According to


Sex-abuse scandal grows among Southern Baptists

Editorial: Three months after they blew the lid off the sex-abuse scandal in the Southern Baptist Church, the


Ryan fared well on CNN, but his presidential bid hasn’t caught fire

Opinion: U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan had an hour-long national forum – minus commercial breaks – to plead his case to


To the argument that war is not the answer, think back 75 years

Opinion: EDITOR’S NOTE: This George F. Will column originally ran on Sept. 2, 2007. OMAHA BEACH,


History made on D-Day, but witnesses are dying

Editorial: There were other battles, other victories, other sacrifices of life and limb during World War II,


Racism a public health crisis

Opinion: By Jessicah Pierre OtherWords Racism is often viewed as an action performed by individuals. But