Opinion and Editorial

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New Y&S Railroad owner takes over troubled system

Editorial: Last year, we were disappointed when a company with a presence in the Mahoning Valley failed to


Stimulus debate continues

Opinion: WASHINGTON The treatment helped. The patient is recovering. The doctor is still being accused of


A good animal cruelty law

Opinion: Rapid City Journal, Rapid City, S.D.: Efforts at increasing the punishment for mistreating animals


Toyota endowment opens another path to education

Opinion: Northeast Mississippi Journal, Tupelo, Miss.: Toyota’s arrival in Northeast Mississippi seven


Let new Trumbull drug court restore order to juveniles’ lives

Editorial: As with adults, crime and drug abuse among juveniles remain inextricably linked. Four of every five


When ‘all natural’ just isn’t

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords The delightfully naughty movie star Mae West liked to joke: “I used


Sen. Cruz looking out for himself

Opinion: Freshman Sen. Ted Cruz says many things that need to be said and says them well. Moreover, some of


Obama takes law into his own hands

Opinion: “If at my convenience I might break them (laws), what would be their worth?” — Charlotte Bronte,


Door is now open to broaden crackdown on steel dumping

Editorial: The U.S. Department of Commerce ruling that anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Chinese


Tea party is growing up

Opinion: Ever since a wave of conservative insurgents arrived in Washington after the congressional election


Hillary ruthless? Come now

Opinion: WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton is our national Rorschach test. What you see says more about you than


East Side deserves equal services

Opinion: East Side deserves equal services I am writing regarding Mayor John McNally’s and Councilman Paul


Find more work slots or restore food stamps to needy Ohioans

Editorial: By all accounts, Ohio in general and the Mahoning Valley in particular have a long road to hoe


Nonpayment of taxes is a disqualifier for public office

Editorial: No, you aren’t imagining things. The headline above has appeared in this space in the recent past.


Public officials see no evil

Opinion: First, some comic relief — from the political tension that has gripped the Mahoning Valley for a