Opinion and Editorial

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US should stay in background

Opinion: By John B. QUIGLEY McClatchy-Tribune COLUMBUS, Ohio Nothing done to date by the international


US should act boldly in Syria

Opinion: By Lawrence J. HAAS McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON As Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad continues


Too much time has passed

Opinion: Too much time has passed Martins Ferry Times Leader: The U.S. Justice Department has opted not to


Media came through for us

Opinion: Media came through for us Too often the media get A “bad rap” for promoting negative news to sell


Please pardon our mistakes

Opinion: I have a correction to make. In last week’s column, I mistakenly reported that the Covelli Centre


Corruption in Valley’s genetic code

Opinion: Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras wasn’t about to let this writer’s


Restorative justice does work

Opinion: There is an enormous amount of money spent on keeping our communities and neighborhoods safe.


When stations gave service

Opinion: When stations gave service Many, many years ago there were businesses called service stations.


State budget surplus justifies revisiting funding for schools

Editorial: When Gov. John Kasich and the Republican controlled General Assembly adopted the state’s $55 billion


Wanting to be supermom

Opinion: By Anne Michaud Newsday It looks like Supermom is here to stay. Women ages 18 to 34, in a new


Assault on higher education

Opinion: The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun: Given recent events it is difficult to be optimistic about the future of


Fights over Heartbeat Bill getting to be ugly

Opinion: COLUMBUS One of the ugliest fights this campaign season could be between two groups within the


US to have role in Afghanistan even after coalition forces gone

Editorial: On the first anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, the world’s leading terrorist,


It’s time for Latinos in Valley to exercise political muscle

Opinion: Today is the Mexican holiday known as Cinco de Mayo — the 5th of May — which commemorates the


The Inter-Mountain, Elkins, W.Va., on synthetic drugs:

Opinion: The Inter-Mountain, Elkins, W.Va., on synthetic drugs: It took a state law enacted a year ago