Opinion and Editorial

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Incivility on Twitter is shocking

Opinion: WASHINGTON It is a truth universally acknowledged that we live in an age of incivility, with


Bezos: Good for journalism?

Opinion: By Lynne K. VARNER The Seattle Times I used to live in Washington, D.C., and I worked at The


Tread cautiously, carefully on Stand Your Ground in Ohio

Editorial: The protracted hype over the Trayvon Martin killing in Sanford, Fla., last year has made the


Directors of JobsOhio deserve scrutiny for conflict of interest

Editorial: If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, Republican Gov. John Kasich and


Drink, but be responsible

Opinion: Minot (N.D.)Daily News: North Dakota has quickly risen up the ranks of the top oil-producing states


Taming the tax code beast

Opinion: WASHINGTON “Colleagues,” said the June 27 letter to 98 U.S. senators, “now it is your turn.” The


Ponzi Scheme with fracking harms towns like Youngstown

Opinion: Ponzi Scheme with fracking harms towns like Youngstown Fracking does not provide any type of


Death penalty’s arbitrary nature seen in two executions

Opinion: Life ended recently for two men on death row, one in Texas and one right here in Ohio. The deaths


YSU starts new year in state of flux

Opinion: As he settles into the office of president of Youngstown State University in Tod Hall, Dr. Randy


Fire Sunshine Law violators

Editorial: We have long been champions of the public’s right to know. Toward that end, we’ve also long been


Health districts’ consolidation will occur one way or another

Editorial: It’s just a matter of time before the health agencies in the city of Youngstown and Mahoning County


Parent of ‘Hairspray’ performer calls Vindy review ‘amateurish’

Opinion: Parent of ‘Hairspray’ performer calls Vindy review ‘amateurish’ My 12 year-old daughter, along


Protect yourself from utility scam artists targeting Ohioans

Editorial: Who doesn’t love a talent- ed impersonator? Mahoning Valley residents each weekend flock to the


Ohio texting law looks like a flop

Opinion: COLUMBUS I don’t think it’s too early to state, definitively, that Ohio’s texting-while-


Get your child vaccinated

Opinion: The Courier, Houma, La.: It seems like summer just began, but local schoolchildren are just a few