Opinion and Editorial

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Constitutional convention is a bad idea for Ohio, US

Editorial: There’s a movement afoot – and some Ohio legislators are blindly signing on – to get two-thirds of


Are the world’s despots reassured with Trump in the White House?SFlb

Opinion: By Eli Lake Bloomberg View Are you a foreign despot who has just purged his opposition or


It’s time for tax reform

Opinion: By Joshua Bolten Tribune News Service As momentum for tax reform builds, America’s business


Trump spews garbage; sadly, some of it sticks

Opinion: Trump spews garbage; sadly, some of it sticks After the November election, polls were taken on


Government scandals worse than those in corporate world

Opinion: By Omar Al-Ubaydli The Philadelphia Inquirer Recent U.S. presidential administrations are


YSU graduates are riding high

Opinion: There are many methods that we in higher education use to calculate the success of our institutions


Warren police have earned Justice Department laurels

Editorial: At a time when other police departments across the nation are facing the turmoil that comes when


Blacks unfair to Betras

Opinion: Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras is being verbally whacked like a pinata by


Days of wine and powdered milk

Opinion: Reflecting on my 92-year life span, it’s an uphill battle, and I feel fortunate to have made it this


Program exists to help boost Hispanic college graduation rates

Opinion: The National Hispanic Recognition Program was established in 1983


Never underestimate the value of graduation and of increasing grad rates

Editorial: Thousands of college students and high school seniors in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys will walk


Affected by the kid with a gun

Opinion: COLUMBUS I came upon a tragic scene outside the Statehouse a few days ago that I can’t stop


A right to report the news

Opinion: By Dan K. THOMASSON Tribune News Service WASHINGTON In a chaotic media environment that


Anemic primary turnout must be cause for concern

Editorial: Though Tuesday’s primary election in the Mahoning Valley produced its fair share of winners and


Mayor McNally isn’t impressed with those vying to replace him

Opinion: When I asked Youngstown Mayor John A. McNally, who lost the Democratic primary for his seat, if he