Opinion and Editorial

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Don’t forget animal shelters

Opinion: By Lindsay Pollard-Post McClatchy-Tribune Labor Day means a carefree long weekend for many nine-


Health care law costing jobs

Opinion: By Grace-Marie Turner McClatchy-Tribune ALEXANDRIA, Va. The best thing that Congress can do to


Law will fuel the economy

Opinion: By Rep. JIM McDERMOTT McClatchy-Tribune SEATTLE The newest line of Republican attack on the


Questions for the GOP candidates

Opinion: WASHINGTON Wednesday’s Republican “debate” in California will not resemble the 1858 Lincoln-


Can a hairstyle make you fat?

Opinion: Can a hairstyle make you fat? Chicago Tribune: WARNING: The U.S. Surgeon General has determined


Deputy urges repeal of SB 5

Opinion: Deputy urges repeal of SB 5 Last Tuesday, “We Are Ohio” opened a regional field office in


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Unions cost jobs

Opinion: “Why won’t your business locate in Youngstown, Ohio?” is the big question.


SB 5: It’s all about the money

Opinion: Millions of dollars will be spent by proponents and opponents of Ohio’s new collective bargaining


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Labor’s role vital

Opinion: Labor Day has always held special significance for the people of the Mahoning Valley for a number of reasons.


In search of a drug-free Ohio

Editorial: In search of a drug-free Ohio State Rep. Robert F. Hagan knows that his latest proposal has as


New legislative district lines in Ohio can be drawn fairly

Editorial: Before Republican legislative leaders in Columbus dismiss offhand a map that won first place in the


Don’t be fooled by D.C. tricks

Opinion: Don’t be fooled by D.C. tricks Here we go again, with a re- peat of last year’s million dollar


Ursuline grad pays it forward with scholarship fundraiser

Opinion: Youngstown native Keith Coleman values education and was taught as a teenager to give back to his


Tennessee ranks near bottom in battling cruelty to animals

Opinion: The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal: In the past three years, Tennessee has had 17 large-scale animal


World’s leading terror group continues to lose top leaders

Editorial: A mere three months after the world’s leading terrorist organization, al-Qaida, suffered a crippling