Opinion and Editorial

Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.

Opinion | Our Voice | Columns Todd Franko Bertram de Souza David Skolnick Ernie Brown | Letters


Lack of voter participation should prompt discussion

Editorial: The most obvious takeaway from Tuesday’s primary election in the Mahoning Valley has to do with


A way to save the planet

Opinion: By H ctor J. Figueroa OtherWords Across the country, you’ll find millions of working families


NY Times’ anti-Jewish bias visible in both its news, opinion content

Opinion: It took a few days, but the New York Times finally got around to apologizing for publishing in its


Gov. Mike DeWine in his first budget proposal broke markedly from previous Gov. John Kasich by not

Editorial: Gov. Mike DeWine in his first budget proposal broke markedly from previous Gov. John Kasich by not


Ohio’s budget cannot afford more tax cuts from Republicans

Editorial: Ohio’s budget cannot afford more tax cuts from Republicans Gov. Mike DeWine in his first budget


Tribute to 1 fearless mother

Opinion: By Tom Purcell Cagle Cartoons I hope to be just like my mother one day. Now in her eighth


Ohio cannot afford more tax cuts in new state budget

Editorial: The [Cleveland] Plain Dealer: Gov. Mike DeWine in his first budget proposal broke markedly from


Major reforms needed for next US-China trade deal

Editorial: Washington Post: The Trump administration and China appear to be in the final stages of negotiations


Trump’s politics of division fuels victimhood and white supremacy

Opinion: WASHINGTON Hatred, resentment, white supremacy and victimhood are deadly political tools.


Farm country should beware

Opinion: By Cherie Mortice OtherWords I’m a retired public school teacher living in Des Moines. I grew up


Ohioans should not forget GOP’s hostility to fairness

Editorial: Ohio’s congressional districts are the fruit of the poisonous tree that is the extremely


Democrats have bought into the media’s lie about Charlottesville

Opinion: By Ann Coulter Andrews McMeel Syndication So Joe Biden launched his presidential campaign


It’s time to make voting easier

Opinion: By Peter Funt Cagle Cartoons The 2020 election will be profoundly affected by what’s known as


Five Valley high schools gain well-earned US acclaim

Editorial: Don’t be surprised BY an OUT- break of ear-to-ear grins on the faces of students, teachers, staff


An appeal to vote Tuesday & a recap of endorsements

Editorial: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, the state’s chief elections officer, stopped by The Vindicator