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Botched execution fails to justify abolition of capital punishment

Editorial: The prolonged execution this month of a man who raped, sodomized and murdered a 22-year-old pregnant


Shale boom has created 4,000 jobs in the Valley , Chamber asserts

Opinion: Shale boom has created 4,000 jobs in the Valley , Chamber asserts I am writing in response to


Enough bite in puppy-mill law?

Editorial: Ohio took a giant leap toward ensuring more humane treatment of animals this month when new and


Political hackery is costly

Opinion: Many moons ago, an idealistic (perhaps na Øve) political writer asked then Mahoning County


Mahoning Co. commissioners must contain sales-tax damage

Editorial: With friends like the employ- ees of the Mahoning County Board of Elections, commissioners Anthony


Trash talk in NY

Opinion: Everyone “knows” it is conservatives who are mean-spirited, intolerant, censors of speech with which


Political hackery is costly

Opinion: Many moons ago, an idealistic (perhaps na Øve) political writer asked then Mahoning County


Shining a light on government

Opinion: Here’s how some experts describe good security lighting: Provides a clear view of an area and


Shale play has created 4,000 jobs in the Valley, the chamber asserts

Opinion: Shale play has created 4,000 jobs in the Valley, the chamber asserts I am writing in response to a


Protect special places

Opinion: Williston (N.D.)Herald: Gov. Jack Dalrymple is under a lot of pressure. An effort led by state


A firm but fair ‘big boss’

Opinion: The most challenging supervisory job in my 35 years in the world of work was that of production


Abortion in the spotlight

Opinion: COLUMBUS Last week marked the 41st anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized


Ohio legislators should pause before boosting beer’s potency

Editorial: Increasing the maximum percent- age of alcohol allowed in beer sold or produced in Ohio from 12 to


Sunday liquor law fine as is

Opinion: Fergus Falls (Minn.) Journal: Make no mistake, it would be beneficial to consumers if the


Army Corps less than diligent in dealing with carp invasion

Editorial: In this age of caustic and divisive party politics, Democrat U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Toledo and