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Scalia harmed rights of disabled

Opinion: By Mike Ervin Tribune News Service Antonin Scalia’s hostility toward civil-rights claims was


Trump has eye on ball

Opinion: The Republican establishment has finally woken to the danger it’s in: Unless something changes soon,


Man lists contributions to Austintown Senior Center

Opinion: Man lists contributions to Austintown Senior Center.


Fischer has edge in race

Editorial: Fischer has edge in race for state Supreme Court It has been more than two decades since


Beware ‘shared economy’ services

Opinion: By Lewis W. DIUGUID The Kansas City Star Gun violence over the weekend of Feb. 20 in Kalamazoo,


Where’s America headed?

Opinion: By Robert Maranto The Baltimore Sun “There’s battle lines being drawn. Nobody’s right if


Fischer has edge in race for state Supreme Court

Editorial: It has been more than 20 years since Republican voters in Ohio were given a choice in selecting the


Betras displays courage

Opinion: Ohio Attorney General Mike De-Wine would do well to disabuse himself of the fanciful notion that


McNally’s criminal record a black eye for Youngstown

Editorial: Let us be clear: Youngstown Mayor John A. McNally was not convicted of spitting on the sidewalk or


Flambeau’s goes where others dare not go

Opinion: On a dark stretch of Market Street known more for driving past instead of stopping by, I stopped.


Sen. Portman finds fault with high court editorial

Opinion: Sen. Portman finds fault with high court editorial I’m writing in response to your recent


Despite controversy, state report cards wield value

Editorial: Even before parents, teachers and local school officials could sink their teeth into the feast of


Supreme Court Justice Scalia’s place in court history unsettled

Opinion: By Melvin I. UROFSKY Los Angeles Times Will originalism survive Justice Antonin Scalia? Will he


Politics & PUCO clash in capital

Opinion: By now, you’ve probably heard of Andre Porter — especially if you live in an area served by


Rally around Rubio

Opinion: By Jay Ambrose Tribune News Service It’s not going to be easy to stop Donald Trump from winning