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Let the fever, fervor of high school football begin

Editorial: And they’re off and run- ning. High school football teams across the Mahoning and Shenango valleys


Count on anti-drug messages to expand

Opinion: Gov. John Kasich was stumping for Republican Sen. Rob Portman earlier this month when his thoughts


Halt pay-for-access in DC

Opinion: Charlotte Observer: If you believe public officials’ doors should be equally open to all, you can’t


Futility of death penalty

Opinion: By John M. CRISP Tribune News Service Maybe our society should congratulate itself occasionally


Golden Week voting in Ohio not so golden in light of court ruling

Opinion: A federal appellate court panel rejected the reinstatement of Ohio’s so-called Golden Week that


Niles must move quickly, carefully to fix City Hall

Editorial: In many respects, the danger- ous structural deficiencies now plaguing Niles City Hall stand out as


Don’t let the election rip us apart

Opinion: By Antonio Garza The Dallas Morning News Every four years, we have an election that stretches


Clash of law-enforcement policies

Opinion: Amid the rioting in Milwaukee, there is also a clash between two leading lawmen there – Milwaukee


Hail our national parks

Opinion: By Tim Beach The Dallas Morning News At 250 feet, Temple IV of the ancient Maya city of Tikal in


Y’town schools CEO sets a high bar for attendance

Editorial: A 98 percent attendance rate for Youngstown City School District students may seem overly


GOP’s intrusive measure

Opinion: By Rep. NITA M. LOWEY CQ-Roll Call When you hear the Republican majority talk about “liberty,”


US Olympic swimmer Lochte is one more arrogant American

Opinion: By Linda Robertson Miami Herald RIO DE JANEIRO Leave it to Ryan Lochte to be at the center of


Youngstown Fire Dept. ranks with best in nation

Editorial: Tens of thousands of people who live or work in the city of Youngstown can breathe a little easier


Making sauce, chasing chickens

Opinion: By Gina Barreca The Hartford Courant Destiny: Those parts of your life you can’t escape no


Welfare recipients aren’t working

Opinion: By Rachel Sheffield The Heritage Foundation It’s been 20 years now since the 1996 welfare