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Fracking opponents are willing to put money where mouths are

Opinion: While supporters of the Youngstown anti-fracking charter amendment contend they aren’t looking at a


Defeat of income tax hike puts city of Niles in a bind

Editorial: When the state commis- sion overseeing the financially challenged city of Niles meets later this


It’s time to transform caregiving

Opinion: By Mike Ervin Tribune News Service The best way to honor family caregivers during National


GOP too timid on vision

Opinion: It was George H.W. Bush who reportedly dismissed an idea from a friend that he should spend time at


Carson’s media attack won’t work

Opinion: By Dan K. THOMASSON Tribune News Service WASHINGTON Ben Carson doesn’t get it. When you’re


Homelessness of veterans ranks as national disgrace

Editorial: Throughout the Mahoning Valley and the nation on this federal holiday to honor America’s military


Should Republicans care about income inequality in America?

Opinion: By Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg View We conservatives tend to get less worked up about economic


Chalabi: A true con man

Opinion: By Max Boot Los Angeles Times The death of Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi has brought forth many


Keystone pipeline rejection doesn’t mean debate ends

Editorial: Neither Democratic President Barack Obama nor Republican leaders on Capitol Hill can claim the


Paying for past blunders

Opinion: By Carl P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News President Barack Obama’s plan to send 50 Special


Can the world’s coral be saved?

Opinion: By David Helvarg Los Angeles Times Two Steps is a perfect snorkeling spot on the Big Island of


Hurricane didn’t spare the poor

Opinion: By Carol Merchasin The Philadelphia Inquirer I live part time in what the media are calling the


Police target black kids in schools

Opinion: By David A. LOVE Tribune News Service The viral video of a cop’s assault on a 16-year-old


Rubio most likely GOP nominee

Opinion: By Jonathan Bernstein Bloomberg View Marco Rubio is the most likely candidate to win the


Consider paradigm shift in interactions of police with heroin, opioid addicts

Editorial: As the pernicious opioid epidemic ravaging the Mahoning Valley and the United States shows no signs