Opinion and Editorial

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Toll hike could pave future

Opinion: Chicago Sun Times: No one wants to pay more to drive the Illinois Tollway. To be exact, no one


Syria shows U.S. failure in Mideast

Opinion: If there is one place that exemplifies the embarrassing failure of Washington’s plans for the Middle


Is Obama too wishy-washy?

Opinion: We all know by now that the eleventh-hour deal to raise the federal debt ceiling didn’t solve much.


Credit rating downgrade punctuates economic debate

Editorial: Sometimes a number is just a num- ber. For instance, there’s nothing magic about the first 100 days


Budget deal lacks honesty

Opinion: By Glenn Garvin McClatchy Newspapers When seeking to make sense of what goes on in Washington,


Budget cuts will hurt poor

Opinion: By Steven S. TAYLOR, CANDY S. HILL and WILLIAM DAROFF McClatchy-Tribune While politicians from


Making hay in Iowa

Opinion: WASHINGTON Being in politics, said Eugene McCarthy, is like coaching football: You have to be


Egypt must pursue justice

Opinion: Egypt must pursue justice Los Angeles Times: Hosni Mubarak, the longtime president of Egypt and


Postal changes bad for customers

Opinion: Postal changes bad for customers Postal workers take pride in providing prompt, dependable mail


Toasting an undeniable downtown surge

Opinion: In addition to its places, it’s had its residents, such as Rich Mills and Jimmy Sutman and James Pernotto — all living where they want to live. But each of them hoping that someday, others may feel the same. Today just may be the day.


Toasting an undeniable downtown surge

Opinion: This morning, an 11 a.m. brunch will mark two years in business for The Lemon Grove restaurant and


Washington politicians turn on the middle class, with no sign of relief

Opinion: To paraphrase Winston Churchill’s speech following the Battle of Britain and apply it to the


Progress made at the dog pound

Opinion: Progress made at the dog pound At long last the Mahoning County Dog Pound is being transformed


Will YSU faculty take strike vote?

Opinion: As ridiculous as it may seem, there are rumblings that the faculty union at Youngstown State


Gov. Kasich’s push for a study of school consolidation timely

Editorial: Four years ago, Tom Humphries, chief executive officer of the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber,