Opinion and Editorial

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Swamp things alive and well

Opinion: By Will Durst Cagle Cartoons During the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump famously


Young journalist’s nasty tweets say more about judgment than racism

Opinion: By Gene Lyons Andrews McMeel Syndication Everybody’s favorite logical fallacy these days seems


Queen of Soul Franklin commands respect for ages

Editorial: For many in her core audience of baby boomers, the hit records of Aretha Franklin spanning five


Car-aid bill needs support

Opinion: Toledo Blade: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) has come up with a solid proposal to support the


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Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords The first thing I heard about glyphosate – the active ingredient


Betras game plan for Dem hopeful for Mahoning auditor falls apart

Opinion: Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras has had his sights sets on Auditor Ralph T.


Let Wall in Warren help heal wounds of Vietnam

Editorial: Forty-five years ago, this nation ended its involvement in a raging 20-year conflict that scarred


Markets are a better barometer of society’s needs than bureaucrats

Opinion: WASHINGTON Governments, seemingly eager to supply their critics with ammunition, constantly


Arctic Refuge facing danger

Opinion: By Dan Ritzman OtherWords I can still remember the first time I saw tracks left behind by


President’s attack on press is an attack on democracy

Editorial: President Donald J. Trump’s dictatorial fantasies notwithstanding, a free – unfettered – press


Climate change harming planet

Opinion: By Norah Vawter OtherWords To my five-year-old son: By the time you’re my age, the year will


All who rage against the press are the true enemies of the people

Opinion: President Donald Trump, who has been relentlessly criticized by the national news media, has declared them to be “the enemy of the people.”


Strike a bargain for future of Mill Creek MetroParks

Editorial: Those in the Mahoning Valley in the market for an idyllic home amid an expansive verdant setting


Don’t hold your breath waiting for Trump to meet with Mueller

Opinion: By Gene Lyons Andrews McMeel Syndication Can’t we please, please put one piece of fake news to


Advice for the president

Opinion: Dear Mr. President, “Would you take this advice I hand you like a brother”? It’s a song lyric from