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Mahoning County Courthouse still waiting for major face-lift

Editorial: While county commissioners and the architectural firm that has been involved in restoration of the


Madness runs amok in D.C.

Editorial: Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette: Republicans in Congress, backed by fundamentalist and tea party groups,


Dems’ slate for 2014 is set

Opinion: COLUMBUS It’s more than a year from the 2014 general election, but the Ohio Democratic Party


Ward off vicious dog attacks with responsible behaviors

Editorial: The recent dog attack on a mail carrier on Youngstown’s South Side illustrates the serious and


Making the case for history

Opinion: By Magda Teter McClatchy-Tribune During his marathon talk on the Senate floor, Sen. Ted Cruz,


Obama is the extortionist

Opinion: President Obama pledged to end partisanship, but instead has exacerbated it. He recently accused


Deadly act of terror in Kenya demands a response in kind

Editorial: Given the number of countries whose citizens were brutally murdered in the East African nation of


Fuel project looks to future

Opinion: The Daily Home, Talladega, Ala.: Honda Manufacturing of Alabama’s new partnership with the Alabama


Mayoral race brings out the daggers

Opinion: The rhetoric used by Mahoning Valley black leaders to criticize Mahoning County Democratic Party


Winning strategy for GOP

Opinion: WASHINGTON When Dwight Eisenhower asked Gen. Georgy Zhukov how the Red Army cleared minefields,


Stop state funding cuts

Opinion: Stop state funding cuts Martins Ferry Times-Leader: The state has drastically cut Local Government


Medicaid expansion demands the support of state legislators

Editorial: As the Ohio General Assembly prepares to convene its fall lawmaking session in Columbus, some


Don’t let corporate greed take over more of America

Opinion: Don’t let corporate greed take over more of America I was watching the 1976 movie “Network” the


Obama’s war on coal

Opinion: News and Sentinel, Parkersburg, W. Va.: President Barack Obama and his minions clearly are hoping


Wreaking havoc on animals

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Both the old and new media agree on is this: If you need a story