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We should talk about death and dying

Opinion: By Brad Stulberg Los Angeles Times In a culture in which speaking about death and dying has long


Academy leases out integrity

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Irony is dead. It has been garroted by reality. For proof, check


Flashes of beauty and joy

Opinion: By Susan Reimer The Baltimore Sun Just when it seems that the high-speed connective power of


A new year and an old problem

Opinion: Whenever we stand on the threshold of a new year, we are tempted to forget the hazards of prophecy,


Challenges abound in 2014, but optimism should prevail

Editorial: Challenges abound in 2014, but optimism should prevail New Year’s Day editorials are supposed to


Do your part to preserve good jobs at Valley’s private prison

Editorial: Now is the time for all good MEN and women of Greater Youngstown to come to the aid of their


President fails to impress as he abolishes capitalism

Opinion: President fails to impress as he abolishes capitalism I quote President Obama: “If you like your


Don’t give Iraq more US aid

Opinion: Toledo Blade: Nearly two years after the U.S. supposedly ended its military involvement in Iraq,


Trade agreements have caused the loss of millions of jobs in US

Opinion: Back in 1992 while I was an officer in the USWA (United Steelworkers of America) at Wheatland Tube


A long overdue thank you

Opinion: The Forum, Fargo, N.D.: It came as a surprise to many that the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe contributed


Youngstown Police Chief Foley has set bar high for successor

Editorial: We doubt we’re the only ones disappointed that Youngstown Mayor-elect John A. McNally chose not to


Lessons of 2013 were revealing

Opinion: WASHINGTON This report on the State of Conservatism comes at the end of an annus mirabilis for


2013 leaves questions unanswered

Opinion: In a continuing nod to the Mahoning Valley’s tradition of political corruption, another former


Commissioners strike a blow for responsible governance

Editorial: In rejecting a fact-finder’s report, the commissioners of Mahoning County, Anthony Traficanti, Carol


A high perch on Wall Street

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords After President Barack Obama’s first-term Treasury secretary