Opinion and Editorial

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Fracking opponents continue to target city of Youngstown, won’t take no for an answer

Opinion: How much is too much? When it comes to the anti-fracking charter amendment in Youngstown, Mayor

Opinion: After my 85th birthday last week, I looked back over my life and was surprised to discover in how

Editorial: Year after year, when the national statistics on infant mortality are made public, the Mahoning

Opinion: When July Fourth rolls around, I always think of my grandparents, who emigrated to the “land of the

Opinion: This past Saturday I attended the Fourth of July parade in Canfield. And, like most parades, it

Opinion: In her 1985 speech after receiving the Best Actress Oscar for her role in “Places in the Heart,”

Opinion: years ago Today is Wednesday, July 8, the 189th day of 2015. There are 176 days left in the year.

Editorial: Republicans in Ohio are so heavily invested politically in the charter-school industry that not even

Opinion: Should we feel proud of our rebellious Confederate ancestors? Or should we be embarrassed by them?

Opinion: Displaying unanimous views and questionable political judgment, Republican presidential candidates

Editorial: It may not seem to be the case, given the almost daily headlines about the inroads being made by

Opinion: Should summer travel take you to Iowa, New York, Missouri, Kansas, Massachusetts, California,

Opinion: Here’s a summer reading suggestion you probably didn’t see coming: Try some of the excellent recent

Editorial: The massive $71 billion blue- print for spending our tax dollars in Ohio over the next two years

Opinion: “What chumps!” – Chief Justice John Roberts, June 29, 2015 Roberts’ intellectual