Opinion and Editorial

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The shooting of a Youngstown firefighter on the North Side of the city last week represents more

Editorial: The shooting of a Youngstown firefighter on the North Side of the city last week represents more


Collective outrage justified in shooting of city fire crew

Editorial: The shooting of a Youngstown firefighter on the North Side of the city last week represents more


Native American protesters spark hope as work is halted on pipeline to ship fracked oil from N. Dakota

Opinion: By Will Bunch Philadelphia Daily News “I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All


America at its worst

Opinion: By James Ragland The Dallas Morning News In New Orleans, a former NFL player was shot in a


Intensify efforts to reduce stagnant Ohio smoking rate

Editorial: In recent years, the explosive surge in heroin and opiate addiction has garnered a lion’s share of


Correction

Editorial: John Davis is a member of the Niles Financial Planning and Supervision Commission and is not a


Disappointed Democrats should pay attention to lessons of RFK

Opinion: By Larry Tye The Philadelphia Inquirer Here’s an idea for beleaguered Democrats looking for a


Trump must be a leader

Opinion: By Richard Cherwitz The Dallas Morning News I am a professor at the University of Texas at


Will fiscal recovery plan for Niles finally hold up?

Editorial: For a while, it seemed that Niles Mayor Thomas Scarnecchia was flirting with a vote of no


Mercy Health committed to residents of the Valley

Opinion: Mercy Health committed to residents of the Valley I read with interest the letter “Lobby Cleveland


Progress at YSU has not occurred without challenges and sacrifices

Opinion: It has been a pleasure and an honor serving as president of Youngstown State University over the


Shooting fish in a barrel

Opinion: Here we go again: A headline-grabbing multiple-count indictment of a well-known public figure in the


Air base is a step closer to getting new airplanes

Editorial: Our optimism with regard to the future of the Youngstown Air Reserve Station – as reflected in the


Here’s a thought

Opinion: Thought. It was among the poignant suggestions from one of the most memorable speeches of my time


Who will lead the resistance in face of Republican control?

Opinion: By Francis Wilkinson Bloomberg View There are two questions that Democrats must resolve as they