Opinion and Editorial

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Republicans fail the articulation test

Opinion: If the continued existence of mathematics depended on the ability of the Republicans to defend the


Security must not trump privacy

Opinion: San Jose Mercury News: The more we learn about the National Security Agency’s misuse of the Internet


Slick city slickers

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Some aspects of American agriculture are quite odd. For example, to


Has the time come to remove Iran from the Axis of Evil?

Editorial: Eleven years ago, former President George W. Bush coined the phrase “Axis of Evil” in his State of


State auditor’s examination of JobsOhio is praiseworthy

Editorial: Potential conflicts of interest at JobsOhio uncovered by the Ohio Ethics Commission comes as no


Fiddling with ballot language

Opinion: The New York Post: Talk about a sucker’s bet. When New Yorkers go to the polls this November, they


Americans may accept Obamacare just as they did with Medicare

Opinion: Americans may accept Obamacare just as they did with Medicare Reading the article head- lined


Political speech in spotlight

Opinion: WASHINGTON The Supreme Court must feel as though it is plowing an ocean as it repeatedly reminds


Shareholders will pay JPMorgan fine

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Someone should make a movie about JPMorgan and title it: “Bankers


Democrats in Valley snubbed

Opinion: It was a throw-it-against-the-wall-and-see-if-it-sticks question: Why isn’t there anyone from the


Let Internet cafes’ demise begin

Editorial: Now that supporters of Ohio’s network of about 800 Internet cafes have failed to collect sufficient


Campbell’s fiscal crises offer lessons to area communities

Editorial: We use the word crises in the headline instead of crisis to describe what Campbell has gone through


Judges in Ohio use injections to combat drug addiction

Opinion: Some Ohio judges are using a controversial and expensive injection therapy to battle drug


Welcome to Youngstown: It’s still Mississippi, circa 1950, here

Opinion: Welcome to Youngstown: It’s still Mississippi, circa 1950, here Concerning Bertram de Souza’s


Princess and Andy are fine

Opinion: Youngstown business and city leaders gathered Friday on Andrews Avenue to celebrate work that was 40