Opinion and Editorial

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Update ineffective water policies in Ohio and US

Editorial: Controversies over foul water that have risen to the surface this year in Sebring, Warren, Flint,


Apple’s refusal to help the FBI harms counterterrorism efforts

Opinion: By Whitt Flora Tribune News Service The FBI’s recent announcement that it found third-party help


Apple’s CEO Cook was justified in defending rights of Americans

Opinion: By Randall G. HOLCOMBE Tribune News Service The FBI’s decision to drop its lawsuit against


Cutting leaf service is just 1 of many austerity moves forced upon city of Canfield

Opinion: Cutting leaf service is just 1 of many austerity moves forced upon city of Canfield Cutting leaf


Future of America will be less creative than ‘special century’

Opinion: WASHINGTON Presidential campaigns incite both hypochondria and euphoria, portraying the present as


McNally lacks credibility as mayor of Youngstown

Editorial: We aren’t going to repeat our call for John A. McNally’s resignation as mayor of the city of


McNally lied; no big deal

Opinion: The criminally tainted mayor of Youngstown, John A. McNally, is a bald-faced liar. And the fact that


Let 911 merger be the start of greater regionalization

Editorial: As longtime true believers in the gospel of regionalization and consolidation of local government


‘Vaxxed’ rightfully zapped

Opinion: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Tribeca Film Festival opens April 13 in New York minus one film from


Trump: A base, primal worldview

Opinion: By Matt Lewis CQ-Roll Call C.S. Lewis once wrote that “We must picture hell as a state where


Give it all you’ve got – and more

Opinion: The legacy I would like to leave my children and grandchildren is one of being achievers throughout


Where were the backers?

Opinion: COLUMBUS Any group can attempt to amend the state constitution. It’s not necessarily easy –


Parents need to be more proactive in school district

Opinion: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a strong advocate for education, especially as it relates to


Yavorcik took a risk in fighting charges in Oakhill case and lost

Opinion: Martin Yavorcik was offered plea bargains at least twice before a jury found him guilty of eight


ADI, Valley residents must commit to success of flights

Editorial: Enthusiastic officials of Aerodynamics Inc. flew into town this week brimming with optimism and high