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Trump’s ignorance is troubling

Opinion: WASHINGTON Donald Trump says his daughter, were she a victim of sexual harassment, should “find


Games of XXXI Olympiad vital in our troubled times

Editorial: When Friday’s opening ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Brazil are beamed around the


Speaker Paul Ryan is the answer

Opinion: By Jay Ambrose Tribune News Service Donald Trump’s campaign strategy – an outrage a day to keep


Michelle Obama rises above muck

Opinion: By Leona Allen The Dallas Morning News I already miss first lady Michelle Obama. Her


YEARS AGO

Opinion: Today is Wednesday, Aug. 3, the 216th day of 2016. There are 150 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


World-class dog shelter merits widespread support

Editorial: For the tens of thousands of dog owners and dog lovers in Mahoning County, last Friday certainly


Evidence continues to mount on Trump’s ties to Russia

Opinion: WASHINGTON To gauge the opportunism and hypocrisy that define Donald Trump’s Republican Party,


Emails expose Dems

Opinion: Thanks to WikiLeaks, which has released nearly 20,000 emails hacked from the Democratic National


Democratic Village ready to fight for Clinton in White House bid

Opinion: By Dick Meyer Scripps Washington Bureau Old Will Rogers was spinning like a lasso in his grave


Y’town school board wastes taxpayer dollars on lawsuit

Editorial: Given his long experience as an educator, we have no doubt that the new head of the Youngstown City


Don’t be afraid of nature

Opinion: By James Campbell Los Angeles Times (TNS) The childhood I had wandering through the woods and


Congress must muster up political will to act on Zika

Editorial: Three weeks ago in this space, we forcefully chastised the U.S. Congress for its failure to act on a


Black voters matter

Opinion: By Solomon Jones Philadelphia Daily News It was day one of the Democratic National Convention,


The ‘golden years’ lack luster

Opinion: By Richard C. GROSS The Baltimore Sun As his ailments piled up on the approach to his final age


Young lifers deserve second chance

Opinion: By Jody Kent Lavy Tribune News Service The men – some just teenagers, others in their early 60s