Opinion and Editorial

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MaY PRIMARY | Candidates & issues

Opinion: Candidates and issues in Tuesday’s primary election. An * denotes incumbents. A X denotes The


TRUMBULL

Opinion: TRUMBULL WARREN MAYOR Democrat YDoug Franklin* AUDITOR Democrats YAndy Barkley YAnthony J.


COLUMBIANA

Opinion: COLUMBIANA LISBON MAYOR Republicans YRoger Gallo YJoe Morenz COUNCIL Republican YJeffrey J.


Trumbull commissioners earn cheers for ‘no’ vote on tax hike

Editorial: It’s always risky to compliment elected officials in the Mahoning Valley because history has shown


For Mahoning, what will May bring?

Opinion: I enjoy some pretty spirited exchanges with our sheriff, Jerry Greene, and I may have had our most-


LETTERS: Election exposes cancer on Struthers; CCA committed to jobs in Youngstown; Wrong timing, wrong format for Canfield tax issue

Opinion: Struthers mayor’s race exposes cancer that’s spreading on city I am a resident and a retired


Phantoms’ amazing season inspires celebration, hope

Editorial: Even though the Youngstown Phantoms fell short of their goal of capturing the United States Hockey


Enhancing health information

Opinion: Columbus Dispatch: When choosing or using health-insurance plans, it is vital that consumers be able


State policies fail drug test

Opinion: COLUMBUS More than 2,000 Ohioans died in 2013 as a result of unintentional drug overdoses, a


Safety in sports must be the goal

Opinion: By Arthur Caplan and Brendan Parent Chicago Tribune Should athletes put safety ahead of


Youngstown ward races are key voting issues

Opinion: Voting is too important to cast aside


Rioting in Baltimore is dismaying

Opinion: WASHINGTON The anger in Ferguson, Mo. — even the violence — was more understandable and, in that


Recording government waste

Opinion: Orange County (Calif.) Register: We were saddened to see the consummate government watchdog Tom


Is Jeb Bush too reasonable for the GOP conservatives?

Opinion: For a Republican who once called himself a “head-banging conservative,” Jeb Bush has said some


Death toll still rising in Nepal days after killer quake struck

Editorial: The country of Nepal at the foot of the Himalayan range has been changed forever — and not in a