Opinion and Editorial

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Obamacare’s promise survives

Opinion: Maybe it was the too-cute-by-half way the administration let slip the news about delaying the


The disastrous coup in Egypt

Opinion: Chicago Tribune: Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, a product of the Muslim Brotherhood, acted


Immigration, Obamacare share flaws

Opinion: WASHINGTON At this intermission in the immigration debate, with House Republicans preparing to


An uncivil war is being waged

Opinion: An uncivil war is being waged There’s a war on in the USA, and it’s between conservatives and


Why did FBI interview Sciortino?

Opinion: It was just five lines in the 21-page report on the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office Internal


Tam O’Shanter represents a multitude of luck for many

Opinion: Shamrocks dot the rolling hills of Tam O’Shanter Golf Course in Hermitage. They’re even the shape


Able-bodied drivers lack integrity when using handicapped spaces

Opinion: Able-bodied drivers lack integrity when using handicapped spaces As I have waited in the car for


Expand Medicaid to prisoners

Opinion: An inmate in county jail costs local taxpayers about $65 a day or about $24,000 a year. That price


Weekend of greatness in Valley

Editorial: Excitement is mounting for The Greatest Weekend of Summer in Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley


Youngstown council pretends ward redistricting is solution

Editorial: Watching Youngstown City Council members recently discuss the realignment of the seven wards brought


Investigate US investigators

Opinion: Kansas City Star: Edward Snowden is a hero to some and a villain to others. Whatever one thinks of


Some abortion foes assail budget

Opinion: COLUMBUS The outcry from Planned Parenthood and like-minded advocates was expected following


After coup, can activists lead Egypt?

Opinion: The Arab Spring has come full circle. Two years ago, huge crowds in Tahrir Square called for the


Will Y&S Railroad finally find good home with Aqua?

Editorial: With its sordid history, the Youngstown & Southern Railroad, the 36-mile line that runs from


Keep your children academically challenged over the summer

Opinion: A black author urged adults to take the children to libraries, museums, zoos and colleges this summer