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2013: A very good year for high school football in Valley

Editorial: The state champions have been crowned. Fifteen grueling weeks of high school gridiron action have


Sanctions on Iran are working

Opinion: WASHINGTON In his disproportionate praise of the six-month agreement with Iran, Barack Obama


Mooney falls short but stands tall

Editorial: It was a heartbreaking 27-21 loss for Cardinal Mooney to Clarksville Clinton-Massie in the state’s


Mayor-elect McNally is the decider

Opinion: Youngstown’s soon-to-be mayor, John A. McNally IV, has chosen not to have a committee (of


Local governments confront uncertain economic futures

Editorial: With the NATIONAL recovery from the economic recession anemic, at best, and with the state of Ohio


A ploy to drain your wallet

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Coca-Cola is running a stealth advertising campaign. Stealth? Why


Politicians, pundits must not meddle in military planning

Opinion: Politicians, pundits must not meddle in military planning I ran across a recent column by Cal


Turnpike needs a better plan

Opinion: Thanksgiving evening was a horrible scene on the Ohio Turnpike. A Kent man’s reckless driving at


As HIV/AIDS cases grow, public awareness shrivels

Editorial: Twenty-five years ago this week, a core group of passionate activists organized the first World AIDS


Saga of the $487 tax refund

Opinion: COLUMBUS Jim Frey has been waiting 10 years to get his $487 back from the state of Ohio. It’ll


Don’t change Ohio’s gun laws

Opinion: Newark (Ohio)Advocate: In the days and weeks since a proposal to change Ohio’s self-defense laws was


Be accountable; end senseless killings

Opinion: Whenever I hear from our staff that there is a homicide in our area, I just hope and pray it is not


Catering to public employees

Opinion: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes has ruled that Detroit, Mich., may seek to protect itself from


Non-payment of taxes is a disqualifier for public office

Editorial: When a state legislator and his wife owe back taxes to the state and federal governments, and have


Senseless vandalism irritating

Opinion: Minot Daily News, Minot, N.D.: We’ve said it before, and unfortunately we have to repeat it now: We