Opinion and Editorial

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Ghost of Nixon, 40 years on

Opinion: WASHINGTON Forty years after he slunk out of office, Richard M. Nixon retains the capacity to


Academic distress commission proves its value to Youngstown

Editorial: From Superintendent Connie Hathorn to the Youngstown Board of Education to the Youngstown City


Put congressional reps on alert during their summer vacation

Opinion: Put congressional reps on alert during their summer vacation Congress has done one of the few


Congress compromises at last

Opinion: Register Herald of Beckley, W.Va.: A compromise in what has been a sharply contested effort to fund


Band director of Ohio State deserves his marching orders

Editorial: As documented in a scathing 92- page investigative report, the highly trumpeted Ohio State


WWI, ‘The Great War,’ great only in its carnage

Opinion: NEWBURY, England World War I began as most wars do with patriotic fervor and predictions of a


Strengthening the Valley’s DNA

Editorial: In a quirky convergence this weekend of the old and new, the Mahoning Valley celebrated the


Trumbull Dems boss won’t win

Opinion: Trumbull County Democratic Party Chairman Dan Polivka is on a losing streak. First, his candidate


House arrest for Ben Lupo would send wrong message

Editorial: As he ponders the fate of Ben Lupo, the Mahoning Valley serial polluter, U.S. District Court Judge


Enough already with geese!; Without geese, park feels empty; Double standard for pope?; Let vets use Medicare; Make Bible law of land

Opinion: Enough already with the geese! What about protecting children? Good grief, how long are we going


Liberty schools on the verge of shedding state’s shackles

Editorial: After three years of playing second fiddle to the state-mandated Liberty School District fiscal


Wild, crazy political predictions

Opinion: COLUMBUS If you had asked an average person four years ago the chances of Ohio landing both a


Honeybees become endangered

Opinion: Sacramento Bee: For more than a decade, scientists have been trying to solve the mystery of


War, articles build friendship

Opinion: A chance meeting of World War II veterans took place last month as I was recovering from a back-


Wellness walk/run highlights healthier lifestyle

Opinion: Honorary chairmen were Warren Mayor Doug Franklin, McDonald Mayor Glenn Holmes and former Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams