Opinion and Editorial

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Companies come, go in free market

Opinion: By Mike Brownfield Heritage Foundation To those with a sweet tooth, the news that Hostess Brands


‘1 Percent’ are fine

Opinion: By Susan Adelman OtherWords I’m a member of the 1 percent. I’ve watched my income tax rates fall


Fiscal emergency may solve Niles schools’ financial woes

Editorial: Not only is the Niles City School District facing a major financial crisis, but the teachers’ union


A day of reflection

Opinion: By Kevin Alexander Gray McClatchy-Tribune I listen to Martin Luther King’s speeches and sermons


Fifteen years and counting

Opinion: Fifteen years and counting In March, right after this year’s primary election, we will mark the


King’s legacy continues to grow in ways large and small

Editorial: Transformational figures never stop growing. Their lives — even when cut short — take on new meaning


Will canal change the game?

Opinion: CHARLESTON, S.C. Thanks to globalization, and to containerized shipping that began in 1956 and


There are ways to fix public schools

Opinion: By James Campbell Baltimore Sun The nation’s public schools have been battered by a continuing


Bringing the jobs home

Opinion: By Karen G. MILLS U.S. Small Business Administration In recent years, a perception has taken


Balancing risk and potential

Opinion: Balancing risk and potential Canton Repository: The economic potential of oil and gas drilling in


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Retire Obama now

Opinion: Our national nightmare may soon be over. The country is going to get its opportunity to retire


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It’s war with GOP

Opinion: I’ve been asked to speculate on what 2012 will look like from a partisan political view. How’s


Marsico bows out; timing is perfect

Opinion: The timing this week of Richard Marsico’s decision to not seek re-election as Mahoning County


‘Did he just call me a drunk?’

Opinion: During a recent candidate forum in Boardman hosted by the Fraternal Order of Police, Youngstown City


Library faces change

Editorial: Library faces change There are those who believe that libraries are irrelevant in the digital