Opinion and Editorial

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Trump tells tall tales about taxes

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords An old saying asserts that falsehoods come in three escalating


Death penalty hangs in limbo

Opinion: Gov. John Kasich has a decision to make in the relatively near future, and it probably won’t be an


Something to crow about: 2016 Canfield Fair success

Editorial: It’s official. The 170th edition of the Canfield Fair will go down as one of the most successful


Elephants under siege

Opinion: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The results of a two-year air and land survey of Africa’s savannah


A myth about crime

Opinion: By Bianca E. BERSANI and ALEX R. PIQUERO Los Angeles Times Even as researchers find that the


Canfield Fair made all the more exciting by Biden, Trump visits

Opinion: Bringing a sitting vice president and a major-party presidential nominee to a large, wide-open


ITT victims deserve help; public is seeking answers

Editorial: Some 40,000 students attend- ing ITT Technical Institute across the country no doubt entered the


Don’t be misled by stats

Opinion: Mark Twain famously said that there were three kinds of lies – ”lies, damned lies, and statistics.”


CEO Mohip has blueprint for saving Y’town schools

Editorial: The long-awaited recovery plan for the academically troubled Youngstown school system made public


Ways to take on opioid addiction

Opinion: By Wade Berrettini The Philadelphia Inquirer “Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than even


Kaepernick should stand up for US

Opinion: By Jay Ambrose Tribune News Service It’s his right. That’s what more than a few commentators


Schools flunking lunch

Opinion: By Heather Moore People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals I don’t care what kids say – the


‘Star Trek’ at 50 still exploring new story lines for the big screen

Opinion: By Jake Blumgart The Philadelphia Inquirer As Gene Roddenberry’s “Star Trek” boldly passes the


Bare plates speak volumes for Hunger Action Month

Editorial: One sure-fire sign that the pace of economic recovery in the Mahoning Valley continues to crawl


Tribes fight for the environment

Opinion: By Mark Anthony Rolo Tribune News Service While American Indian tribes continue to be plagued