Opinion and Editorial

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Youngstown school system still plagued by suspensions

Editorial: A year ago, we made the following observation about the shockingly large number of suspensions in


Club gets a new chance to thrive

Opinion: Ruthie King is the new executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Youngstown. She believes


Nothing to cheer about

Opinion: The Anniston (Ala.) Star: Atlanta’s baseball fandom is atwitter over the news that the Braves plan


Election reform on fast track

Opinion: COLUMBUS I’ll say it again: It’s amazing how quickly state lawmakers can move legislation when


US, allies should hunt down new Pakistan Taliban leader

Editorial: It is now clear that the religious extremists in Pakistan have no intention of ending their bloody


JFK’s national security legacy

Opinion: By Earl Tilford The Vindicator Between January 1961 and Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy


Free Men Mourn

Editorial: The assassin’s bullets which took the life of President John F. Kennedy also gouged a gaping wound


Genetic engineering lies prevail with the help of big money

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords If you doubt that big money and lies can pervert elections, look at


Schiavoni merits top spot

Opinion: With Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald’s selection of Ohio Senate Minority Leader


It’s high time YSU toughens its standards for admission

Opinion: It’s high time YSU toughens its standards for admission Many people reference Youngstown State


Sen. Long pursues an Article V convention

Opinion: Fed up with Washington? Angry that elections don’t seem to matter when it comes time to solving


Ohio fights human trafficking, but much more work remains

Editorial: The sentencing of a Cleveland man earlier this week on human trafficking charges sheds light on an


A marriage debate we need

Opinion: WASHINGTON In the matter of the Cheney Family Feud: Something in me balks at leaping on the let’s


Demise of cursive writing

Opinion: The Northwest Herald, Crystal Lake, Ill.: A thoughtful reader recently pointed us to what she


War being waged against achievers

Opinion: A friend recently sent me a link to an inspiring video about an upbeat young black man who was born