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Reagan would cringe to see moral and political downfall of the US

Opinion: Reagan would cringe to see moral and political downfall of the US “If we ever forget we are one


US steel industry gets a boost with ruling on steel dumping

Editorial: A significant federal govern- ment ruling last week that will buoy American manufacturers of steel


Kochs rent a former senator

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords The beauty of our country’s present system of government is that


Don’t scramble broadcasts

Opinion: Minot (N.D.) Daily News: Soon the days of Minot residents and members of the news media having


Give youth offenders 2nd chance

Opinion: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: America’s experiment with harsh punishment for nonviolent offenders has


Youngstown’s school board warrants scrutiny by state

Editorial: Did members of the Youngstown Board of Education violate state law when they gave reporters a


As James triumphantly returns, let the good times roll in NE Ohio

Editorial: Psalm 1 from the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Luke tells us “Blessed are those who hunger and


Given antics of his predecessors, Obama is hardly worst president

Opinion: Given antics of his predecessors, Obama is hardly worst president I have read and seen on televi-


Belinky worst of the worst

Opinion: There’s a cautionary tale from Mark Belinky’s fall from judicial grace: a politician who has larceny


YNG numbers keep on soaring

Editorial: In yet another sign of accelerated momentum and heightened fortunes at the Youngstown-Warren


There isn’t a lot of time to sell Mahoning sales tax to voters

Editorial: The general election is Nov. 4, and on the ballot will be a sales-tax issue that has become an


Will raccoons be next endangered species in Mill Creek MetroParks?

Opinion: Will raccoons be next endangered species in Mill Creek MetroParks? Although I have already seen a


100 years of Rotary’s great service

Opinion: February 1915 is a faraway time. Big news of the day was World War I raging and Poland — the


GOP convention in Cleveland gives Valley a chance to shine

Editorial: Each June, visitors to Mill Creek MetroParks come to understand why this unique urban setting has


Ohio ballot initiatives lose steam

Opinion: COLUMBUS Citizen proponents of various constitutional amendments, law changes, policy proposals