Opinion and Editorial

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New Legislature, governor must put focus on e-schools

Editorial: Columbus Dispatch: Ohio has spent years shoring up regulation and oversight of its charter schools,


Once deposited, pension funds become private

Opinion: Once deposited, pension funds become private In your Jan. 8 editorial titled “Grubby Pay Raise


Direct democracy is fraught with danger, as Brexit shows

Opinion: “In my country the people can do as they like, although it often happens that they don’t like what


Bluster from Betras triggers blowback

Opinion: Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras crawled out of the weeds where he had been


Trump can keep pledge to Valley with new steel mill

Editorial: In July 2017, just months into his presidency, Republican Donald Trump ventured into the


Adi, Krish, TJX and the 2018 Vindy

Opinion: In getting 2019 started, we spent a ton of newsroom time this week sifting through our 2018. The


A ‘rule or ruin’ strategy

Opinion: By Mitchell Zimmerman OtherWords News outlets are treating the Donald Trump shutdown as a power


Only an ‘impermeable barrier’ (a wall) can secure our border

Opinion: By Ann Coulter Andrews McMeel Syndication The media are trying to convince President Donald


United Way of Youngstown flexes muscle as it turns 100

Editorial: In trekking through the time tunnel 100 years, 1919 stands out as a milestone year for our nation


QUOTE OF THE DAY

Opinion: QUOTE OF THE DAY “A fair and reasonable solution will put in place stronger border security


Republican Householder owes his Ohio House speakership to Dems

Opinion: Though there are only 38 Democrats in the 99-member Ohio House, they were the crucial votes needed


Why air Trump’s speech?

Opinion: By Peter Certo OtherWords Way back in 2014 – a century ago, it feels like – President Barack


Attend hearings on need for renewal of justice tax

Editorial: Primary elections in odd- numbered years are notorious in Ohio for generating shamefully high levels


Focus on success this year

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords Usually, this time of year, my mind turns to New Year’s


Germany’s largest opposition partySFlban inkblot test for national politics

Opinion: BERLIN Armin-Paulus Hampel, a former journalist and commentator who now is a member of the