Opinion and Editorial

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Ray stands out in Y'town council president election

Editorial: Four candidates are seek- ing the Democratic nomination for Youngstown City Council president


Actor Mel Gibson making amends

Opinion: By Jenice Armstrong Philadelphia Daily News Mel Gibson, the actor who once drunkenly declared


We are under assault

Opinion: By Fabiola Santiago Miami Herald Finally, in a third statement two days too late made after


Trump blind to Mideast reality

Opinion: In Greek mythology, sirens were beautiful creatures that lured sailors to their doom with their


Experience counts in race for Youngstown city judge

Editorial: Much is at stake for responsible voters in Youngstown next month when they will be asked to fill a


Self-chosen martyrs have become the driving force of radical Islam

Opinion: By James A. HAUGHT Tribune News Service On Palm Sunday, suicide bombers detonated themselves at


Where do your tax dollars go?

Opinion: By Adam N. MICHEL and JUSTIN BOGIE The Heritage Foundation When Americans file their taxes,


Feeding one kid, starving the rest

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords Imagine a parent who starves his children and fails to do any


Trump’s auto industry claims ring hollow here

Editorial: Just months after General Motors Co. eliminated the third shift at its Lordstown assembly complex,


Obama left a mess

Opinion: By Jay Ambrose Tribune News Service President Obama talked tough and acted meekly, and his


Christianity flourishing in China as interest in religion increases

Opinion: By Jennifer Lin The Philadelphia Inquirer During my first trip to China in 1979 for a family


2017 Relay for Life season steps out with optimism

Editorial: Relay for Life, the mother of all community fundraisers in the nation, gets back on track in the


The First Easter

Editorial: The First Easter And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and


Faith does harm to women worldwide

Opinion: By Barrie Friedland The Baltimore Sun The revelation that Vice President Mike Pence, a self-


Regional airport’s future is uncertain at best today

Editorial: Deep within last Sunday’s extensive front-page story about the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport