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State’s higher education plan prompts concerns about YSU

Editorial: When former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and his chancellor of higher education, Eric Fingerhut, rolled


Is there a new wave of bigotry in the U.S.?

Opinion: As defined by Collins English Dictionary, a bigot is “a person who is intolerant of any ideas other


Libya faces enormous challenges

Opinion: As Libyan rebels seize Tripoli, it’s a ripe moment to reconsider the mythology of the Arab Spring.


Still learning from Katrina

Opinion: By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington McClatchy-Tribune Monday will mark the sixth anniversary of


Rulers in Syria are vulnerable after four decades of abuse of power

Opinion: By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz McClatchy-Tribune The Assad dynasty in Syria has miscalculated by


Will new police chief be up to task?

Opinion: Incoming Youngstown Police Chief Rod Foley, who starts his new job Thursday, knows the challenges


Strike threat shows need for SB5

Opinion: Strike threat shows need for SB5 Even the threat of a strike at YSU is unacceptable. The


‘No one wins in a strike’ is a phrase worth remembering

Editorial: Conventional wisdom holds that no one wins in a strike, but surely there would be easily identifiable losers in a strike by faculty members at Youngstown State University.


Barack, try it Harry’s way

Opinion: By Dick Polman Philadelphia Inquirer An unsolicited memo to Barack Obama: Mr. President, can


Youngstown’s new police chief will not need a learning period

Editorial: Capt. Rod Foley has been a part of law enforcement in Youngstown long enough to know that its


Dim bulbs in Congress

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Our problem in Washington is this: we have too many 5-watt bulbs


Wisconsin liberalism bankrupt

Opinion: MADISON, Wisc. The residues of liberalism’s Wisconsin Woodstock — 1960s radicalism redux: operatic


Postal Service ‘hit list’ a threat

Opinion: St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press: In Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri, it’s a place not just to


Did Obamacare cause the national economic doldrums?

Opinion: By James Sherk Heritage Foundation Why did the recovery stall? President Obama recently chalked


Century-old problems shouldn’t be lain at Mayor Williams’ feet

Opinion: Century-old problems shouldn’t be lain at Mayor Williams’ feet In Bertram de Souza’s Aug. 14