Opinion and Editorial

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Devastation of Katrina in ’05 still unimaginable

Editorial: The worst natural disaster to hit the Mahoning and Shenango valleys lasted less than an hour and


Sanctuary cities are safe places

Opinion: By Cecilia Velasco OtherWords About three years ago, my dad was driving the truck he uses for


US, U.K. politics similar

Opinion: LONDON It’s remarkable how often British and American politics resemble each other; often only


Opt-out push is not about testing

Opinion: By Tim Slekar Tribune News Service The school testing opt-out movement is not an anti-testing


Make the worst students in Youngstown a priority

Editorial: First a question for the critics of the Youngstown Plan, designed by the state to prevent the


O’Connor responds to us

Editorial: Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor has vehemently rejected our call for a special


Belinky’s evil rivals Goldberg’s

Opinion: When he admitted to a special agent of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation that he had stolen


Voting patterns in judicial races in Ohio prompt reforms

Opinion: As the voting patterns were analyzed after the Nov. 6, 2012, general election, one thing became


Walking life’s winding trail

Opinion: I was able to walk the Appalachian Trail this summer. Well, more specifically, walk several miles


US-Shell deal puts whale, Eskimo people in jeopardy

Opinion: US-Shell deal puts whale, Eskimo people in jeopardy When the Obama administration gave Shell Oil,


Jobless rate stirs debate

Opinion: COLUMBUS Ohio’s unemployment rate for July dropped to 5 percent, the lowest it’s been in years.


US civil-rights leader Bond towers as study in contrasts

Editorial: For those on the front lines of the struggles for civil rights, human rights and economic justice


EDITOR’S NOTE: George Will’s wife, Mari Will, works for Scott Walker.

Opinion: EDITOR’S NOTE: George Will’s wife, Mari Will, works for Scott Walker. WASHINGTON Every sulfurous


A Biden, Warren ticket?

Opinion: By Albert R. HUNT Bloomberg View If Joe Biden was trying to unsettle Hillary Clinton by meeting


Facing ‘evil of terrorism’ one extremist at a time

Editorial: In awarding the Legion of Honor to three Americans and a Briton for stopping a terrorist attack by