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State treasurer should seek outside review of vehicle use

Editorial: Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel’s political operatives insist that state and federal campaign finance


Matthew T. Mangino

Opinion: Matthew T. Mangino 724-614-0738 Eliminate the collateral consequences of criminal


Tell Congress to stay out of Syria, bring other troops home quickly

Opinion: Tell Congress to stay out of Syria, bring other troops home quickly There were about 60 individ-


Ginny Maikranz's lesson: You're never too old ...

Opinion: At almost 86 years old, Ginny Snyder has lived a life of one momentous event after another. Yet


Defense lawyers gone wild

Opinion: WASHINGTON “Were you wearing a bra?” asked lawyer Andrew Weinstein. “Were you wearing underwear?”


Count on crowded 2014 ballot

Opinion: COLUMBUS Next year’s general election ballot could be pretty crowded. In addition to the


Reality gives lie to the politics of free phone service for poor

Editorial: Although Republicans used “Obamaphone” as a political hammer in last year’s presidential election,


John Gilligan’s legacy of service

Opinion: Cincinnati Enquirer: John Gilligan’s life is best summed up in one word: service. It’s a word that


2 upcoming events worth noting

Opinion: There are a couple of events this month I want to highlight and in which I encourage your


No urgency in redistricting of wards

Opinion: At the pace Youngstown City Council is going, it’s a good thing there’s plenty of time to redistrict


Give ex-convicts help they need to re-enter society successfully

Editorial: The case of Symeon Bankston of Youngstown illustrates an often understated dilemma in America’s


A lack of common sense

Opinion: The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Ill.: In the latest example of government bureaucracy


GOP’s opposition to Obamacare would not shut the government

Opinion: GOP’s opposition to Obamacare would not shut the government On a recent opinion page, The


Obama seeks an accomplice

Opinion: WASHINGTON Because Syria’s convulsion has become as serious as Barack Obama has been careless in


Targeting sick leave

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords To paraphrase an old bumper sticker: “When the people lead, leaders