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Listen to the sheriff

Opinion: Growing up, I watched a lot of Westerns. In addition to the cowboy hero, the town sheriff was almost


Brazil proves the skeptics wrong as host of Olympics

Editorial: For 16 days, we watched with bated breath as some 1,400 athletes from around the world participated


Trump couldn’t pass test

Opinion: By Fabiola Santiago Miami Herald Losing in the polls by widening margins – his unhinged behavior


Assange should not get a pass

Opinion: By Solomon Jones Philadelphia Daily News As Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has granted


Congress must no longer derail train-safety angst

Editorial: A troubling report from the federal government released last week reveals a dangerously poor track


Voting alone isn’t enough to save our democracy

Opinion: Voting alone isn’t enough to save our democracy The value of this year’s comical-if-the-stakes-


Transparency will restore public trust in Mill Creek

Editorial: A couple of months have passed since Mahoning County Probate Judge Robert N. Rusu Jr. made a


End elephant rides at festivals

Opinion: By Jennifer O’Connor People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals What do elephants have to do


Who killed mobster Naples?

Opinion: On the evening of Aug. 19, 1991, well-known Mahoning Valley Mafia figure Joseph N. “Little Joey”


This campaign bringing about a disregard for First Amendment

Opinion: By Will Bunch Philadelphia Daily News I’ve always felt you can’t write about American politics


Kasich leaving behind the ’80s

Opinion: COLUMBUS Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman was asked last week about gay marriage and legislation


Judge stops Ohio’s attack on Planned Parenthood

Editorial: The Ohio legislature and Gov. John Kasich jumped on the anti-Planned Parenthood bandwagon after a


Police presence overkill?

Opinion: By Jack Wagstaff The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Elected officials, law enforcement


Ohio Legislature has duty to monitor virtual schools

Editorial: For two decades the state of Ohio shifted billions of dollars from traditional public schools to


Trump’s unscripted portions of national security speech in Youngstown roused the crowd

Opinion: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump isn’t a fan of Teleprompters, but he used one during