Opinion and Editorial

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Is CEO’s greed good?

Opinion: By John McCarron Chicago Tribune He had to go ruin it for everybody. Just when the drug


FBI tapes confirm the Valley’s history of political corruption; targets of major probe revealed

Opinion: The FBI has a Mahoning Valley case file that “involves multiple public officials, multiple people


Mayoral race in Struthers features dicey candidates

Editorial: Last May, after Democratic voters in the city of Struthers nominated a convicted drug dealer for


Who are ‘the rich’ in US?

Opinion: At the recent televised debate among candidates for the Democrats’ nomination for president, Hillary


Arab states’ relationship with US not governed by our ties to Israel

Opinion: By Dennis Ross The Philadelphia Inquirer Harry Truman faced many difficult decisions as


School-levy renewal issues in Valley deserve support

Editorial: Again this fall, voters in 10 school districts in the Mahoning Valley face urgent pleas for help.


Back immigrant food workers

Opinion: By Lydia Zepeda Tribune News Service If there is one common language across the food system in


Secret toll of spousal abuse

Opinion: By Maria E. GARAY-SERRATOS Los Angeles Times In recent years, medical science has uncovered the


Don’t legalize marijuana in Ohio

Opinion: As a former county prosecutor, I feel that the best way to get the truth about something is to get


Anti-fracking proposal must be firmly rejected

Editorial: There isn’t a newspaper in the country – ours included – that would criticize a citizen for


Help for college students

Opinion: By Thomas J. BOTZMAN The Philadelphia Inquirer Numbers have a way of revealing the real story


Playmate laments Hef’s decision

Opinion: By Candace Jordan Chicago Tribune When I was a Playboy centerfold in December 1979, the


Health risks tied to petting zoos

Opinion: By Jennifer O’Connor People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Toddlers suffering from kidney


Fixing the gerrymandering of districts would help fix Congress

Opinion: By Hedrick Smith The Sacramento Bee So far the Republican leadership in the House has found no


Copyright-work protection under assault from all sides

Editorial: Recent court decisions seem to be changing the law in ways that favor those who feel free to