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President Trump signs coal bill, but it didn’t happen in the Valley

Opinion: As it turned out, President Donald Trump signed a bill Thursday that coal supporters say helps the


Consolidation will bolster Scouts’ honor and mission

Editorial: Changing demographics have ushered in a wide swath of mergers, closings and consolidations up and


Family writes brutally honest obit

Opinion: By Jacquielynn Floyd The Dallas Morning News What do we owe the unloved dead? A dignified


DeVos’ confirmation is troubling

Opinion: By Karin Klein The Sacramento Bee The parade of gruesome Cabinet confirmations continue, the


Clean water anyone?

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords In case you were wondering what Republicans have planned for the


Congress must delve into Trump’s links to Russia

Editorial: Recently, a comment from President Donald Trump about Russian President Vladimir Putin went viral


Mexico hurt by NAFTA

Opinion: By Mark Weisbrot Tribune News Service President Trump is unlikely to fulfill his dream of


Major media remain in denial

Opinion: Since Donald Trump’s election, the major media have been trying to figure out what they did wrong,


Religious exemption is ill-advised

Opinion: By Malcolm Lazin The Philadelphia Inquirer President Trump would be ill-advised to sign a


Deaths of two Valley boys prove flu is serious threat

Editorial: The deaths of two Columbiana County children from flu-related illnesses in recent weeks starkly


US must beware of its protectors

Opinion: WASHINGTON At their post-Civil War apogee, 19th-century Republicans were the party of activist


It’s 1984 in dystopian Trumplandia

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Tromp-tromp-tromp – troops are marching to battles. Boom-boom-boom –


DeVos to the rescue

Opinion: By Jay Ambrose Tribune News Service It was a close vote Tuesday, just 51 to 50, but Betsy DeVos


Christians can’t preach the gospel while despising immigrants to US

Opinion: By John Pavlovitz The Dallas Morning News There are times when you realize how far humanity has


Ohio should look closely at photo IDs for food stamps

Editorial: ASTATE audit released last summer of Ohio’s $2.5 billion food-stamp program uncovered a wide swath