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End of car production at GM Lordstown alarming

Editorial: By refusing to use the word “shutdown” to describe what has occurred at its Lordstown assembly complex, General Motors is perpetrating a cruel hoax on the people of the Mahoning Valley.


Sacred land is under assault

Opinion: By James Campbell OtherWords A lot has been written lately about the possibility of drilling for


Democrats’ push for reparations could benefit Trump’s re-election

Opinion: WASHINGTON Tiptoeing along the edge of caricature, Sen. Elizabeth Warren says: Native Americans


San Antonio told Bezos to beat it

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords The richest man in the world, who heads one of the world’s largest


Sen. Feinstein takes kids to task

Opinion: Here’s a sentence I never thought I would write: Dianne Feinstein was right. A small group of


Springing forward & pain of 14 clocks

Opinion: By Tom Purcell Cagle Cartoons Nobody dreads daylight saving time more than my father. He has


Tariffs will bring trouble to state of Ohio – eventually

Editorial: Akron Beacon Journal: Ohio exported $37 billion in goods to Canada, Mexico, China and the European


Hate crimes remain on rise

Opinion: By Gray Ndiaye OtherWords Jussie Smollett, a popular actor and singer-songwriter, was recently


‘Lord of the Lies’ Trump puts nation at risk at home and abroad

Opinion: By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. ROBERTS Andrews McMeel Syndication President Donald Trump is


Trump dishonors memory of Ohioan Otto Warmbier

Editorial: President Donald J. Trump’s love for brutal dictators notwithstanding, North Korean strongman Kim


A threat to thrifty lifestyle

Opinion: By Danny Tyree Cagle Cartoons Remember the good ol’ days of shade tree mechanics, denim patches


Trump did not win presidency because of his good character

Opinion: By Ann Coulter Andrews McMeel Syndication I gather I was supposed to gasp when Michael Cohen


Columbus Dispatch: State lawmakers would set a dangerous precedent by linking any increase in

Editorial: Columbus Dispatch: State lawmakers would set a dangerous precedent by linking any increase in Ohio’s


Ed O’Neill visits Vindy radio

Opinion: The 73-year-old actor is a Youngstown native.


MATT MANGINO | Ohio joins growing number of states stopping executions

Opinion: Gov. DeWine says he has no idea when executions will resume in the Buckeye State.