Opinion and Editorial

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Watch for third-party presence in 2012 presidential race

Opinion: American voters have fired two modern presidents after just one term, Jimmy Carter in 1980 and


Don’t be fooled by divide/conquer

Opinion: Don’t be fooled by divide/conquer I have received three pieces of junk mail recently telling me


Why a stadium, why now?

Opinion: Youngstown City School District has an opportunity to renovate the historic Rayen Stadium providing


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No need for Issue 2

Opinion: Police work is more than a skilled trade and more than a profession. It is a way of life. What law enforcement officers go through “on the job” carries over into our personal lives.


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Issue 2 Good for Us

Opinion: To watch the false and misleading anti-Issue 2 TV ads, you would be left with the impression that fireman, fire victims and hospital patients will be dead on the streets if Issue 2 passes. The impressions created by the ads are wrong. An analysis by Politifact.com found two of these ads regarding staffing levels and other issues to be “mostly false.”


What sacrifice at YSU?

Opinion: The Youngstown State University business-size envelope was addressed (handwritten) thusly:


In Struthers: Stocker

Editorial: In Struthers: Stocker After almost 20 years on city council, Terry Stocker couldn’t have picked a


Gillam, Drennen have earned re-election as city lawmakers

Editorial: Perhaps they’re hoping to curry favor with Mayor Charles Sammarone, who took over the reins of the


Issue 2 good for us

Opinion: To watch the false and misleading anti-Issue 2 TV ads, you would be left with the impression that


Give Ohio workers a choice

Opinion: Give Ohio workers a choice Ohio public employees de- serve a choice about union membership. As an


Halloween Night? Christmas Day? What’s it matter ...

Opinion: Despite much political debate, Christmas still will be on Dec. 25 this year. Moving the


Student loan debt skyrockets

Opinion: The Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle: With Americans now owing more on student loans than on


Ohio voters will have issues Nov. 8

Opinion: COLUMBUS OK, one last time, for anyone who is still confused about the Nov. 8 general election.


Murderous dictator Gadhafi to blame for Libya’s poverty

Editorial: Libyan strongman Moammar Gad- hafi, sponsor of global terrorism and architect of the bombing of Pan


Kurds offer Christians help

Opinion: By Samah Samad Institute on War & Peace Reporting BAGHDAD, Iraq The Patriotic Union of