Opinion and Editorial

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Righetti flexes her muscle

Opinion: Two down, two to go. With former Mahoning County Commissioner David Ludt and former county


Why rush to fill the position?

Editorial: Before the ink had time to dry on Youngstown Health Commissioner Neil Altman’s retirement letter,


Money will never buy immortality

Opinion: By D.J. TICE Minneapolis Star Tribune The basic trouble with health care is simple — and


It’s time for President Obama to pursue Maj. Hoerig’s killer

Editorial: Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins has a question for President Barack Obama: If you had


Casinos, GOP lock horns

Opinion: COLUMBUS The official stare down between Gov. John Kasich’s administration and casino operators


Town hall critics turn on the GOP

Opinion: In politics, as in life, what goes around comes around. Many House Republicans have received a


Obama’s focus on immigration is long overdue and necessary; Congress must begin hearings

Editorial: Almost a year ago, we criticized President Barack Obama for choosing not to push immigration reform


Elections board again trips

Opinion: The Mahoning County Board of Elections is dealing with another issue that questions its credibility.


Prisons ignore mental health disorders

Opinion: By Judy Adrian McClatchy-Tribune This month is Mental Health Month, and there is one place where


Ohio’s Senate Bill 5 has scary implications for future teachers

Opinion: Ohio’s Senate Bill 5 has scary implications for future teachers Gov. John Kasich’s Senate Bill 5


Keeping hope alive for real

Opinion: Robert Woodson would probably wince if you called him a “community organizer.” That’s because for


Oil industry reaping benefits on campaign contributions

Opinion: Oil industry reaping benefits on campaign contributions San Jose Mercury: The day after House


They drank the tea on Capitol Hill

Opinion: If congressional negotiators fail to resolve their impasse over the federal debt ceiling, we may


Commissioners will do it all, and get the glory or the blame

Editorial: While we have long believed that running a county the size of Mahoning is complicated enough that


A delicate subject

Opinion: How do you make a sexual abuse victim whole? And who should have to do it? Some answers