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Don’t take off MLK Day; mark holiday with community action

Editorial: 2222— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1956 2111Though such social ills have not been cleared totally


Don’t take MLK Day off; mark holiday with community service

Editorial: 2222— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1956 2Fifty eight years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose


Vegas-Youngstown connection: 3-D printing making its mark

Editorial: Judging by the exuberant buzz over 3-D printing at this month’s national Consumer Electronics Show


A chance to kiss mayor’s claddagh

Opinion: The moment Youngstown Mayor John A. McNally announced that he was launching a meet-and-greet with


New mayor confronts reality of Youngstown’s bleak budget

Editorial: Just days after he was sworn into office, Mayor John A. McNally was confronted with a reality that


Decision to close public library was made after much thought

Opinion: Decision to close public library was made after much thought Recently the Mahoning Val- ley was


Tickled by Ted

Opinion: On our many weekend road trips, the sounds of Avett Brothers, Springsteen and Langhorne Slim are apt


State steps up its campaign against human trafficking

Editorial: The statistics have been well pub- licized: 1,000 American-born children forced into the sex trade


Battle lines over economy

Opinion: COLUMBUS The next 10 months will be dominated by talk of the state economy. Depending on what


A success story in Texas

Opinion: Longview (Texas) News-Journal: It was disconcerting during this week’s bitter cold to receive news


Tempers flare over vote

Opinion: Two candidates for the 58th Ohio House District seat are dismayed and plenty angry that the Ohio


Technological hook-ups never can replace family connections

Opinion: Technological hook-ups never can replace family connections As a former educator, I have a


Where’s the transparency?

Opinion: The Adirondack (N.Y.) Daily Enterprise: Like many presidents during the decades after the Watergate


Proper balance for loyalty

Opinion: WASHINGTON Loyalty is a quality that requires careful calibration. Too much can be dangerous; too


Britain’s health service in trouble

Opinion: BELFAST, Northern Ireland While the Obama administration offers life support to its Affordable