Opinion and Editorial

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Texas suffers a setback

Opinion: It was ironic but perhaps fitting that the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling


Hillary Clinton played a role in United States losing Russia

Opinion: By Leonid Bershidsky Bloomberg View Michael McFaul, the former U.S. ambassador to Russia, and


New issues cloud future of Valley’s regional airport

Editorial: Any way you cut it, last WEEK wasn’t a good one for Youngstown- Warren Regional Airport. Two


GOP has a woman problem

Opinion: After Mitt Romney lost the 2012 presidential election, Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus


Decade after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is still in recovery

Opinion: Being on the ground in New Orleans in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath 10 years ago was one of the worst experiences of my life. Yet I remain profoundly thankful for it.


Task-force proposals offer hope for stronger police ties

Editorial: Recent shooting deaths of a stopped motorist in Cincinnati and a teenager outside a South Carolina


Trump’s bid for GOP nomination for president will come to an end

Opinion: By Jonathan Bernstein Bloomberg View Someone challenged me in an email discussion to explain how


Public education in harm’s way

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Public education used to be, you know, public – an essential


If elected president, Hillary Clinton has promised to spend $350 billion to make college

Opinion: If elected president, Hillary Clinton has promised to spend $350 billion to make college “more


A political wallflower in the state for decades and the Rodney Dangerfield of politics

Opinion: When you have been a political wallflower in the state for decades and are the Rodney Dangerfield


Ultimate workplace sin: Emails with !!!!!!!

Opinion: By Daniel DiPrinzio The Philadelphia Inquirer The office workers of America are guilty of a


Kasich should appoint special panel to study state board of education

Editorial: Ohio Gov. John Kasich isn’t the first governor to push for a restructuring of the Ohio Board of


The Greatest week is here

Opinion: How’s your coming week looking? Ours is going to be a Greatest week. The 2015 Greatest Golfer of


Cargill explains why it agreed to salt settlement

Opinion: Cargill explains why it agreed to salt settlement In response to your edi- torial of Aug. 14


Austintown will benefit from deal to sell school

Editorial: For nearly 100 years, a sprawling center of learning stood proudly in the heart of Austintown