Opinion and Editorial

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If you demolish it, they will come

Opinion: Some friends and I are having a backyard party Saturday, and you’re invited. Breakfast, lunch,


Portman, GOP should act on high-court nominee

Opinion: Shortly after I underwent the judicial nomination and confirmation obstacle course in 1979 to become


Murdered Valley airman may finally rest in peace

Editorial: After more than nine years watching the wheels of justice in Brazil turn ever so slowly, we greet


Go forth & break the law

Opinion: The headline is a reflection of Judge Janet Burnside’s attitude when it comes to government


UW keeps on building ‘Success’ stories for Valley

Editorial: Success has long been the watchword of the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley. For


Victorious Trump happy, for now

Opinion: By Daniel Vasquez Sun Sentinel You hear that silence? That’s the sound of Donald Trump not


Panama Papers test public’s trust

Opinion: By Markos Kounalakis The Sacramento Bee Warren Buffet is known for his pithy sayings and


How you can fight the bite

Opinion: I saw my first tick at a family reunion down near Effingham, Ill., back when I was about 10 or 11


Yavorcik facing time behind bars for ‘as bad as it gets’ criminal acts

Opinion: This isn’t going to be a good day for Martin Yavorcik. The failed 2008 independent candidate for


Audit findings tarnish WRAP, Sunshine anew

Editorial: A recently released state audit has tarnished anew the image of two nonprofit agencies in Warren


Keep boxing pros out

Opinion: By Oscar De La Hoya Los Angeles Times In its latest scheme to “revitalize” a sport that remains


Sachs gets off easy

Opinion: By Phil Angelides The Sacramento Bee The U.S. Department of Justice earlier this month announced


Testing won’t fix aging schools

Opinion: By Sabrina Joy Stevens Tribune News Service Imagine working in a place where rats skitter across


City school board leader pursues her own agenda

Editorial: Just when it appeared that common sense had prevailed in the ridiculous legal battle over the newly


Political rhetoric trumps reality

Opinion: If there is one pattern that is emerging from this year’s political campaigns, it is that rhetoric