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Stop the presses! ‘Crazed zealot’ Sessions attempts to enforce law!

Opinion: By Ann Coulter Andrews McMeel Syndication The New York Times published a snippy attack on


Corruption is at the heart of the immigration crisis in the south

Opinion: By Georgie Anne Geyer Andrews McMeel Syndication WASHINGTON From Honduras and Guatemala they


Experience gives D’Apolito edge in appeals-court race

Editorial: The state of Ohio sets the bar surprisingly low in establishing the minimum qualifications to serve


Trump has a thing for despots

Opinion: By Will Durst Cagle Cartoons For some unfathomable reason, President Donald Trump has worked


Massacre in Pittsburgh resonates in the Valley

Editorial: There are ties that have long bound the Mahoning Valley to the city of Pittsburgh, which is why


Stacey Abrams gives Dems a tantalizing prospect for 2020

Opinion: GRIFFIN, Ga. “Life happens,” Stacey Abrams instructs a small but boisterous crowd in a sun-


Mahoning Bar board opposes state Issue 1

Opinion: Mahoning Bar board opposes state Issue 1 The Board of Trust- ees of the Mahoning County Bar


Will Biden take on Trump?

Opinion: Eight days ago, President Donald J. Trump, whose speeches at his political rallies are red meat for


Ohio will be well served with Cordray as governor

Editorial: When a veteran office- holder is given the chance to redeem himself on a defining issue in his


If you vote for Democrats Nov. 6, you’ll be voting against America

Opinion: By Michael Reagan Cagle Cartoons The midterms are coming up in a couple of weeks, in case you


Rewind to first World Series

Opinion: By Joe Guzzardi Cagle Cartoons World Series managers Dave Roberts and Alex Cora have novel pre-


Reject eighth try for ban on fracking; say no to end of term limits for council

Editorial: What part of “no” – multiplied tens of thousands of times over in votes over five years – do the


Ohio voters face an excellent, experienced field of candidates for Supreme Court

Editorial: The Vindicator gives the edge to Democrat Michael Donnelly and Republican Mary DeGenaro


David Yost's record fighting Valley corruption gives him edge in AG race

Editorial: His Democrat challenger has set the bar high, however


Trump’s gender ‘science’ is wrong

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords President Donald Trump is havig a problem with sex, and it’s not