Opinion and Editorial

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Arm police with cameras

Opinion: By Lane Filler Newsday If one thing could improve the tenor of the debate over events in


Al-Qaida militants’ killing of hostages demands retaliation

Editorial: Neither Luke Somers, a British- born American freelance photojournalist, nor Pierre Korkie, a South


An interim nuclear pact may be it

Opinion: Some of the world’s leading diplomats including Secretary of State John F. Kerry worked right up


Most of Africa safe

Opinion: By Clarissa Hughes Los Angeles Times Unlike the United States, not one of the following


Regular letter writer offers 2 quotes to remember him by

Opinion: Regular letter writer offers 2 quotes to remember him by This will be my last letter to the


Legislators stall out in dealing with inequities in Ohio schools

Editorial: Seventeen years after the Ohio Supreme Court, in its landmark DeRolph v. State ruling, proclaimed


Democrats fail to discern the reality of big government

Opinion: WASHINGTON Intellectually undemanding progressives, excited by the likes of Sen. Elizabeth Warren,


Different approach on Syria

Opinion: When Staffan de Mistura took over as special United Nations representative on the Syria crisis —


There are godless among us

Opinion: There are godless among us By Rekha Basu Des Moines Register Rory Moe appeared on Simon


At YSU, academics & athletics is not an either/or proposition

Opinion: A consequence of being around for a long time is that one gets to witness history repeating itself.


Drilling bill drained of impact

Editorial: The Mahoning Valley knows all too well the dangers tied to inadequate oversight of the state’s oil


Employees at YSU are pampered

Opinion: Reaction to last week’s column about the future of intercollegiate football at Youngstown State


New York City police officer should be indicted for murder; Black leaders persist with race mongering; Police officers need body cameras

Opinion: New York City police officer should be indicted for murder The refusal of an indict- ment against


What part of ‘no’ don’t officials at the Board of Elections get?

Editorial: Members of the Mahoning County Board of Elections are again discussing pay raises for the staff —


The beauty of ‘No’

Opinion: I apparently have a skill unknown to me: Saying “No.” At a family gathering this summer, my