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Nemtsov’s murder a result of the policy to demonize him

Opinion: The assassination of Boris Nemtsov on Friday only steps from the Kremlin marks the final blow to


Youngstown schools system facing bleak financial future

Editorial: Four years ago this month, State Auditor Dave Yost officially released the Youngstown City School


Use Common Core, but test less

Opinion: Cincinnati Enquirer: The new state education tests are a mess. Students across Ohio are facing a


Meet a model philanthropist

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords When you get fed up with all the greed and narcissism that seem to


Here’s the truth: We all lie

Opinion: Here’s the strange but sad part about Brian Williams, Rand Paul, Bill O’Reilly and Robert McDonald:


Context is important in ACA case

Opinion: WASHINGTON As with everything else here these days, the talk about the Affordable Care Act case


Medicare’s ills can be cured

Opinion: By Barry Brooks CQ-Roll Call Imagine this basic scenario: You are out of milk. You could go to


GOP will pay a high price

Opinion: By Alvaro Huerta Tribune News Service Republican leaders have reached a new low point by using


View women’s history through the lens of unbiased accuracy

Editorial: Whiny. Catty. Chatty. Thin- skinned. Fickle. Fussy. Testy. Touchy. Such are but a few of the


Is Obama’s veto of Keystone XL Pipeline good for US?

Opinion: By Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk Tribune News Service President Obama last week made good on his


Sciortino should be very afraid

Opinion: Michael V. Sciortino is no longer Mahoning County’s auditor, but rather than slither out of the


Appeals court has a chance to blaze a legal trail in Ohio

Editorial: A rape case that has languished for more than five years in the court of Mahoning County Common


Birther alert: Sen. Ted Cruz was born in a foreign country

Opinion: Sen. Ted Cruz is getting close to announcing his candidacy for the Republican presidential


Insufficient parental involvement with kids plagues all school systems

Opinion: Insufficient parental involvement with kids plagues all school systems I read with interest


What's your favorite part about living here?

Opinion: A thousand thank-yous for the great feedback after my “Ode to Yo” column last week where I