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Here’s how minimum-wage earners can save $125,000

Opinion: Here’s how minimum-wage earners can save $125,000 Over the years, the scope and size of our


Thank you, Mill Creek crew

Opinion: Comedian Ron White had a tweet recently that sums up the feelings of many parents about their kids


Police logs ought to be public

Opinion: Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, S.D.: A bill to allow citizens to view the daily log of calls answered by


Medicaid expansion debate rages

Opinion: COLUMBUS It wasn’t too long ago that Gov. John Kasich turned to the state Controlling Board to


Builders are a special breed

Opinion: I have always admired builders. My maternal Italian ancestors were brick-layers, stone masons and


Youngstown’s future is in the hands of its residents

Editorial: A 287-page report relaTING TO the condition of Youngstown’s neighborhoods provides some facts about


Outing for 325 children shines positive light on Youngstown

Opinion: Outing for 325 children shines positive light on Youngstown Many groups and busi- nesses helped to


Rumors about Judge Belinky have come true

Opinion: Rumors about criminal corruption investigations of Mahoning Valley officeholders are commonplace.


Stacking the deck against coal

Opinion: Minot Daily News, Minot, N.D.: Talk about stacking the deck: The Environmental Protection Agency has


Stop playing cruel word games with senior citizens’ Medicare

Editorial: Consider the plight of 87-year- old Julia Matthews of Toledo, who got zapped with a $61,000 bill


The Abbey offers vital lessons

Opinion: WASHINGTON Many “Downton Abbey” watchers are nostalgia gluttons who grieved when Lord Grantham


Despite losses in core values, Olympics can still be a winner

Editorial: For centuries, friendship, respect and excellence have endured as the three core values of the


Let temporary income tax die

Opinion: Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat: A recent BND headline posed the question: Will Illinois lawmakers


Austintown should not demolish ‘well constructed’ Fitch High

Opinion: Austintown should not demolish ‘well constructed’ Fitch High The Austintown taxpayer community —


Illegal spy program a failure

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords President Barack Obama’s support for the NSA’s domestic spying