Opinion and Editorial

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‘Greatest generation’ was forged in fire

Opinion: Perhaps you’ve heard of him, perhaps not. Louis Zamperini has had fame, lost it and seen it restored


Osama’s death a day of recollection

Opinion: By Col. BRYAN SALAS McClatchy-Tribune On the day Osama bin Laden was dispatched, my Marine


Parents and students have largest stake in school revitalization plan

Opinion: Parents and students have largest stake in school revitalization plan As a concerned taxpay- er


Dems show Antonini they care

Opinion: First, a denial from Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras: I did not give that


Attack on Mt. Calvary appalling

Opinion: Attack on Mt. Calvary appalling I almost always appreciate the editorials and all the items


It’s about sacrifice

Opinion: Mr. Hohos played his Wurlitzer organ in the warm summer evenings. The chords and melodies meandered


DeWine shows commitment

Editorial: DeWine shows commitment It was good to see Attorney Gen- eral Mike DeWine in Youngstown again,

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Threat of lawsuit by Gains won’t solve funding issues

Editorial: Mahoning County Prosecutor Paul Gains wants the commissioners to return the $100,000 they took from


Mubarak’s public trial serves as warning to other dictators

Editorial: The Arab Spring, a common refer- ence to the popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa


An occasional fistfight is fun

Opinion: COLUMBUS State lawmakers’ partisan differences are more evident as the weeks wind down before


Helping Haitians in the US

Opinion: Los Angeles Times: The Obama administration last week extended what’s known as “temporary protected


Mosque plan sparks legal fight

Opinion: Last year, a Muslim congregation in Murfreesboro, Tenn., a pleasant college town of about 110,000


Quieting the public nuisances

Opinion: Quieting the public nuisances Los Angeles Times: Anyone who has been forced to endure a stranger’s


Dollar takes a hit

Opinion: By Peter Goldmark Newsday “Money talks,” the old saying goes. The U.S. dollar has been the


In hindsight, U.S. investment in auto industry was brilliant

Editorial: Once again this week the nation saw an example of how right it was for President George W. Bush to