Opinion and Editorial

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For president: Barack Obama

Editorial: If there is one corner of Ohio that should vote overwhelmingly for the re-election of President


Lack of respect is blot on city

Opinion: Lack of respect is blot on city The city of Youngstown has its good and bad areas, as we all know.


Will unions party like it’s 2010 or 2011?

Opinion: Last November, Ohio’s public and private sector unions flexed their political muscles and stopped a


Electoral College examined

Opinion: By Joshua Spivak Los Angeles Times The Electoral College is one of the most controversial and


Local officials don’t seem as concerned as the state about injection well

Opinion: A salt water injection well for D & L Energy (Uber Well 1 at State Route 82 and Warner Road S.E., a


Who does early voting favor?

Opinion: COLUMBUS More than 1.4 million Ohioans have requested absentee ballots by mail since the state’s


Serious issues given short shrift

Opinion: The third presidential debate was supposed to showcase the candidates’ foreign policies. Instead,


Local school districts dealing with huge financial challenges

Editorial: Here’s a sobering reality about public education in Ohio that should open the eyes of voters in the


Preparing for open-carry

Opinion: The Norman Transcript: At the end of the month, licensed Oklahoma gun owners will be able to carry


McGovern left a legacy of civility

Opinion: In retrospect, George McGovern never had a chance. Winning just one state in 1972, his campaign


Constitutional amendments: Yes on Issue 2, no on Issue 1

Editorial: The polls in the presidential race in Ohio are the best illustration of why the state’s voters


Will Obama’s visit energize Dems?

Opinion: To paraphrase The Rock, “Finally, Barack has come back ... to Youngstown.” After about two months


Romney’s stance misrepresented

Opinion: Romney’s stance misrepresented Rest assured when a polit- ical operative like David Betras accuses


Does the vice president really matter?

Opinion: By Julia Shaw Heritage Foundation It’s clear that Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan


Has America come home?

Opinion: WASHINGTON The death of George McGovern on the eve of the presidential candidates’ foreign policy