Opinion and Editorial
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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
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