Opinion and Editorial

Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.

Traficant blew chance to emulate ‘Iron Mike’

Opinion: James A. Traficant Jr.’s political dream was to follow in Michael J. Kirwan’s footsteps — in the

Editorial: Wednesday’s front-page story about the Mahoning Valley bearing the “stigma” of government corruption

Editorial: The scourge of drug abuse has surged to such meteoric heights that it has now overtaken automobile

Opinion: It was one of the most anticipated (by this writer, at least) endorsement interviews conducted by

Opinion: State report cards again reinforce the inferiority of charter schools We, as taxpayers in this

Opinion: Artist James Pernotto is perhaps downtown’s most continuous resident. The space above Silver’s

Opinion: COLUMBUS I can understand why you may be confused, at this point, about Ohio’s schedule for early,

Editorial: Americans have watched with horror as fighters from the extremist group Islamic State have carved a

Editorial: Who can forget the brutal and blustery winter of 2013-14? A total of 89.1 inches of snow socked the

Opinion: Last winter, Virginia’s Republican legislative majority blocked Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords I love groups with the gumption to take on big tasks and do what

Opinion: This is a busy time to be covering politics with local and statewide candidates coming to The

Opinion: Canton Repository: In the 13 days since the world first saw the video of former Baltimore Ravens

Editorial: Three months after the highly controversial run-off presidential election that threatened to return

Opinion: Some pundits are saying that President Obama has been floundering in his response to the ISIS crisis