Opinion and Editorial

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They came up the hard way

Opinion: As Elmer Lehotsky was making the rounds wrapping up another Jackson-Milton High School reunion, he


And the winners were …

Opinion: Warren Mayor Michael O’Brien wasn’t on Tuesday’s Democratic primary ballot, but he certainly sounded


Franklin blazes political trail with win in the race for mayor

Editorial: When he takes the oath of of- fice in January, Doug Franklin will be making political history as the


Schools face a balancing act

Editorial: The message that voters in Can- field and Poland local school districts sent last week was not


Ohio House of Representatives passes prison reform bill

Opinion: This past week the Ohio House of Representatives passed a measure to reduce the size of the state’s


Is the Statehouse unsafe?

Opinion: COLUMBUS A half a million people, give or take a few thousand, pass through the doors of the Ohio


Penn oozes American history

Opinion: Realizing the Great American Educational Dream has always been one of our immigrant parents’


Don’t ignore brain trauma

Opinion: San Jose Mercury News: The National Football League can no longer pretend it doesn’t know that


Working mothers earn praise

Opinion: By Elizabeth Gorman and Sarah Mosseri Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.) CHARLOTTESVILLE,


How does bin Laden’s demise affect US-Afghanistan policy?

Editorial: Nearly Ten years ago, when then-President George W. Bush launched the military invasion of


Youngstown friends took different path

Opinion: Shortly after publishing my March column on the six young men involved in shooting into a house full


Party chiefs spinning away

Opinion: The chairmen of the Mahoning County Democratic and Republican parties say not only are they are


While sides bicker, prices rise

Opinion: While sides bicker, prices rise Dayton Daily News: As if sudden spikes in gasoline prices aren’t


A victory to be appreciated

Opinion: A victory to be appreciated The Holocaust never hap- pened. Man has never landed on the moon. The


We’re all paying premium

Opinion: By Bart Chilton McClatchy-Tribune When folks pull up to gas pumps, they usually have a choice: