Opinion and Editorial

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Politics drives public policy with regard to abortion bill

Editorial: We do not doubt Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s sincerity when he says he’s unwaveringly pro-life and


Amazon a threat to planet

Opinion: By Todd Larsen OtherWords Amazon is a company that’s drunk on profits and market share. Last


Caring for our fellow humans

Opinion: By Peter Funt Cagle Cartoons Emma Lazarus, whose words appear on a plaque at the Statue of


President Trump makes Iran paySFlbfor its role as sponsor of terrorism

Opinion: President Donald Trump has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a foreign


Support from West rises from ashes of Notre Dame

Editorial: The Guardian of Great Britain: It feels as though the very heart of France and the soul of Europe


White House targets children

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Even if a White House report is just a pack of lies, it still can


Does WikiLeaks founder merit First Amendment protection?

Opinion: By DAVID IGNATIUS Washington Post WASHINGTON Is Julian Assange a journalist? The Justice


Trump’s refusal to release tax returns fuels suspicion

Editorial: President Donald J. Trump’s mouthpiece was too clever by half – a trait she obviously learned from


Will spring bring civility?

Opinion: By Tom Purcell Cagle Cartoons Spring has finally arrived in all its glory. In Pittsburgh, the


All hail US President Javanka!

Opinion: By Ann Coulter Andrews McMeel Syndication While other reporters waste their time examining


Assange has eluded personal accountability for far too long now

Editorial: The Washington Post: After six-plus years of asylum in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London, Julian


Letters from readers for April 14, 2019

Opinion: Ohio legislators must make children priority in budget Thank you for the recent editorial titled


Dems’ sweepstakes defined by frivolity

Opinion: WASHINGTON The Democrats’ presidential aspirants seem determined to prove that their party’s 2016


Camp Garfield ideal for nuclear deterrent system

Editorial: There is a reason Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike De-Wine, made mention of the idled GM Lordstown


Will Barra ‘Feel the Bern’?

Opinion: There was a time when the rusted edifices of the Mahoning Valley’s steel-making heyday served as the