Opinion and Editorial

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Feds fall short in responsible oversight of drilling industry

Editorial: Findings from two reports released this month uncover eye-opening and troubling details about the


Stark choices in Illinois

Opinion: CHICAGO Democracy can be cruel because elections deprive the demos of the delight of alibis and


Ohio AG targets Oakhill criminal enterprise

Opinion: It’s been nearly three years since the dismissal of criminal charges against five people and three


YSU’s hiring of Jim Tressel not in students’ best interests

Opinion: YSU’s hiring of Jim Tressel not in students’ best interests As a graduate of Youngs- town State


McNally, Sciortino must quit for good of the city and county

Editorial: We’re well aware, based on past experience, that Youngstown mayor John A. McNally and Mahoning


GOP due credit for cuts

Opinion: St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press: Opponents of GOP-sponsored tax relief in Missouri see a looming


Kasich wooing of billionaire shames him, insults Ohioans

Opinion: Kasich wooing of billionaire shames him, insults Ohioans Sheldon called, and they came running.


Colleges should embrace plan to battle campus sex assaults

Editorial: Many high school graduates in the nation and the Mahoning Valley will proudly walk across stages


Height of utopianism in San Francisco

Opinion: A political battle that is shaping up in San Francisco has implications for other communities across


Indiana mulls gambling study

Opinion: Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press: At the very least, the Indiana legislature owes it to itself this


Better GM cars plus better driver’s ed equal safe roads

Opinion: Better GM cars plus better driver’s ed equal safe roads As of the last few weeks, we have heard


Defeat of sales tax renewal in Mahoning County is revealing

Editorial: One down, two to go. THAT’S the number of chances Mahoning County commissioners have left for


Paying the Kochs in kind

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords The gabillionaire Koch brothers feel entitled to occupy the people’s


Info sharing a key component

Opinion: The Mining Journal, Marquette, Mich.: A new web-based information sharing system launched in


Valley voters send loud message to state: Reform school funding

Editorial: In the aftermath of last week’s primary elections, the Ohio School Boards Association can celebrate