Opinion and Editorial

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Private prison in Youngstown receives unwelcomed attention

Editorial: The recent protest involving more than 200 inmates at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in


We are ready for some football

Editorial: And they’re off and running. High school football teams across the Mahoning and Shenango valleys


A drag on Democratic Party ticket

Opinion: What do Ed FitzGerald and Michael Sciortino have in common, apart from being Democrats running in


A summer of soul

Opinion: School is back in session this week for my sons, and I imagine what will come up is the question


Mill Creek’s gardens rank among world’s best; Y’town school board member challenges editorial; Don’t militarize US police forces; Back Alzheimer’s bill

Opinion: Fellows Gardens ranks with best I recently visited Youngstown and had the great pleasure of


YSU trustees should reassess role they’re playing in hiring

Editorial: Lost in all the excitement of James P. Tressel taking over the presidency of Youngstown State


Just use common sense

Opinion: The Journal of New Ulm, Minn.: A news item out of Arizona is an example that even a constitutional


Ohio Dems in state of flux

Opinion: COLUMBUS The last thing Chris Redfern and the Ohio Democratic Party need is vocal, public


It’s time to responsibly control the spread of donation boxes

Editorial: Across the nation and through- out the Mahoning Valley, donation bins for nonprofit charities are on


Evans has Betras reeling

Opinion: When Judge James C. Evans of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court retires Oct. 1, his time on the


Navy with a mission in mind

Opinion: WASHINGTON Russia’s ongoing dismemberment of Ukraine and the Islamic State’s erasing of Middle


Youngstowners have a right to vote on number of wards

Editorial: Members of Youngstown City Council are well advised not to substitute their judgment for that of


Two suitors come a-calling

Opinion: Tulsa (Okla.) World: Tulsa ought to feel like the most popular girl in the senior class. Not one but


Islamic State’s actions dishonor the tenets and teachings of Islam

Opinion: Islamic State’s actions dishonor the tenets and teachings of Islam The so-called “Islamic


Hard facts vs. social visions

Opinion: The political left has been campaigning against the use of force since at least the 18th century. So