Opinion and Editorial

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Extension of Tressel’s pact brings essential continuity

Editorial: There undoubtedly was relief in the Mahoning Valley with the announcement Thursday that James P.


Castro’s death freeing

Opinion: By Ralph De La Cruz The Dallas Morning News I never expected to cry when Fidel Castro died.


Should Trump give up Twitter?

Opinion: By Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk Tribune News Service Donald Trump flew to the presidency, in


Medicaid changes threaten disabled

Opinion: By Mike Ervin Tribune News Service Disabled Americans have good reason to feel dread over the


Hail to Warren JFK Eagles, proud state football champs

Editorial: Talent, teamwork, tradition and tenacity played critical roles in Warren John F. Kennedy’s bringing


National press must adapt

Opinion: Toledo Blade: One of the big losers in the recent presidential election was the national press corps


In this season of pardons, spare US whistle blowers

Opinion: In this season of pardons, spare US whistle blowers The holiday season at the end of a quadrennial


Sensitivity police strike again, this time over Down syndrome

Opinion: WASHINGTON The word “inappropriate” is increasingly used inappropriately. It is useful to describe


Valley has reason to worry about the Ryan-Pelosi clash

Editorial: Despite Mahoning Valley Congressman Tim Ryan’s insistence that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi


Battle of the Dems

Opinion: While Mahoning Valley Congressman Tim Ryan, a 43-year-old, 6 foot-plus, ex-high school football


Donald Trump’s business deals weave a tangled web of conflict

Opinion: By Paul Davies The Philadelphia Inquirer When it comes to the Donald Trump nonstop news cycle,


Thanks for helping make our community great

Opinion: Several people and groups have provided much-needed resources this year to help the less fortunate among us.


Hard work pays off in memories

Opinion: Having been retired for the past 30 years, I am reflecting on my working career. I rose through the


In aftermath of deadly Tenn. school-bus crash, make safety top priority

Editorial: Parents who day-in, day-out place the safety and welfare of their children in the hands and motor


Redrawn districts deferred

Opinion: In one of his last appearances before a state legislative committee as senator, Akron Democrat Tom