Opinion and Editorial

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If it’s November, it’s time for Valley men to Man Up

Editorial: Over the past decade, a growing network of organizations in the world, the nation, the state and


Don’t ignore Canada

Opinion: By Paul Chevalier The Philadelphia Inquirer When terrorists struck America 14 years ago, Canada


Day off on Black Friday

Opinion: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Get out. That’s the message from outdoor retailer REI, whose CEO recently


Should gun sellers be held liable for the mayhem that’s occurring with regularity in the US today?

Opinion: While the candidates debated, a jury decided. Despite a federal immunity statute for gun


What should we eat?

Opinion: By Ann McFeatters Tribune News Service WASHINGTON This is a story about steak and bacon,


Newspapering’s days of glory

Opinion: By Dan K. THOMASSON Tribune News Service WASHINGTON As the newspaper business grinds seemingly


Challenges loom large for new House Speaker Ryan

Editorial: John Boehner had a few busy weeks at the end of his tenure as speaker of the U.S. House of


Education law is a disaster for kids

Opinion: By Tim Slekar Tribune News Service The reauthorization of a landmark education law will spell


Our 2015 recommendations to Valley’s voters in review

Editorial: With so much attention focused on the hotly contested and hyperpublicized presidential race in


Iran’s anti-Semitism runs deep

Opinion: WASHINGTON Yale historian Timothy Snyder is indebted to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin


Take students outside

Opinion: By Michael Zimmerman The Philadelphia Inquirer On the first day of what would become 16 years of


Campaigns kowtow to big donors

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Oh, great – just what America’s Big Money politics needed: more


Youngstown’s tax revenue moving in wrong direction

Editorial: If there is a silver lining in the dark cloud hanging over the city of Youngstown’s finances, it is


Dems’ walk of shame

Opinion: When the “Trial of the Century” gets underway in March in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, there


Ads supporting Issue 3 are not to be trusted

Opinion: Ads supporting Issue 3 are not to be trusted I am concerned about the misinformation or twisting