Opinion and Editorial

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‘Pretty Woman’ diminishes the unnoticed lives of today’s slaves

Opinion: Editor’s Note: David Yost is attorney general of Ohio. Yost previously served as state auditor,


Cleveland resident has fond Vindy memories

Opinion: Cleveland resident has fond Vindy memories It is with sadness that I learned your newspaper would


Canfield has wasted money on Red Gate

Opinion: Canfield has wasted money on Red Gate Following some negotiations, a land link from the city of


Vice President Pence stirs false hope with statement

Editorial: As Democratic candidates for president, including U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Howland, were getting ready


Unsolved mystery: Archaic courts

Opinion: More than 30 years ago, one of the leading criminal lawyers in the Mahoning Valley came up with a brazen proposal regarding the criminal justice system: Get rid of all the courts in Mahoning County below the Common Pleas level and create a metropolitan court featuring seven full-time judgeships.


Here’s hoping for many more years of Greatest

Opinion: Many of us set out to do great things – for ourselves, for family, neighbors, business and more.


Weekend events commemorate first African slaves brought to US

Opinion: The annual African American Male Wellness Walk and Run is part of the weekend activities.


When it comes to the Russians, Mitch McConnell is no patriot

Opinion: By DANA MILBANK Washington Post WASHINGTON Mitch McConnell is a Russian asset. This doesn’t


Elderly beware: Scams on rise

Opinion: By Tom Purcell Cagle Cartoons A phone scammer made a mistake when he called my mother. The


Let Italian pride shine in Valley throughout August

Editorial: IF it’s August, it must mean once again that nearly everyone in the Mahoning Valley is Italian – at


Ryan does better in second debate, but his presidential bid still wobbly

Opinion: If this is the last time we see U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan on the Democratic presidential debate stage – and


Democratic presidential contest resembles the 1919 World Series

Opinion: WASHINGTON Watching Democratic presidential aspirants is like watching, a century ago, the 1919


No safe way to conduct fracking

Opinion: By Barbara Gottlieb OtherWords Science. Evidence. Facts. Do these even matter anymore in U.S.


Damage control must be order of the day for UAW

Editorial: Revelations of the avarice and arrogance could not have come at a worse time for the United Auto


Massive federal debt runs counter to philosophy of nation’s Founders

Opinion: The Founders of the United States of America warned against massive federal debt, but, to our