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Mayor McNally’s criminal record may not hinder his re-election bid

Opinion: Being convicted of four criminal counts directly related to serving as a public official usually


Despite challenges, 2017 won’t be all doom, gloom

Editorial: Despite the MANY challenges confronting the Mahoning Valley this year, which we detailed in our New


Trump’s tweets rankle China and could provoke retaliation

Opinion: Two things became clear on a nine-day trip to China, as I traveled from smoggy Beijing to glitzy


How could we forget?

Opinion: By John M. CRISP Tribune News Service One would not think it would be necessary to remind


US must stick up for Israel

Opinion: By Jay Ambrose Tribune News Service So it’s near the end of his time in office and President


Poland Village takes a risk with the hiring of solicitor

Editorial: Poland Village may be a quaint little burg that’s spared the pressures of big-city life, but it


Obama made steady progress during his two terms in office

Opinion: By Don Kusler Tribune News Service A little over eight years ago, a young and charismatic man


President Obama betrays Israel

Opinion: A headline that would become famous appeared in the New York Daily News in October 1975 after


Debbie Reynolds did it all

Opinion: By Mary Anna Evans The Dallas Morning News Debbie Reynolds sang in the rain. She sang with her


Youngstown logs progress in reducing its homicides, but it’s far from enough

Editorial: Year-end data from the Youngstown Police Department indicate that the city became a slightly safer


One president at a time, please; Trump breaking with tradition

Opinion: WASHINGTON One of the hallmarks of our democratic system is its commitment to the peaceful


New-age tractor has snoot appeal as seen by the $250,000 price tag

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Let’s talk tractors – the sturdy workhorses of agriculture. I’ve


Don’t let evil flourish

Opinion: By Medea Benjamin OtherWords While the world has been transfixed on the epic tragedy in Syria,


Positive impact since quake proves value of regulation

Editorial: Many of us have no trouble recollecting precisely where we were and what we were doing when the


Democrats should shed politics of righteousness and be humble; election results were revealing

Opinion: By Kenneth L. WOODWARD Chicago Tribune Whether out of anger or of angst, Bill Clinton spoke from