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It’s off to the races in Youngstown

Opinion: Expect a flood of Youngs-town City Council candidates — primarily in the 5th, 6th and 7th Wards — to


Meet John Doe 1, 2, 3, 4 in the ‘Oakhill’ case

Opinion: The indictment that details charges of widespread political corruption in Mahoning County featured


Mayor’s race in Struthers wide open

Opinion: After eight years as Struthers mayor, Terry Stocker will not seek re-election. “It’s been a great


Primary election field taking shape

Opinion: With the filing deadline for the May primary less than a month away, candidates are starting to


State Democrats lack unity

Opinion: While Ohio Democrats came together to unanimously elect David Pepper as its next chairman, the party


Battle raging over state Democratic Party chair

Opinion: When U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, the state’s best-known elected Democrat, strongly backed Sharen


Ohio Dems in state of flux

Opinion: The Dec. 16 meeting of the Ohio Democratic Party’s executive committee to select a successor to


Ohio’s true color revealed

Opinion: U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson didn’t just beat Democrat Jennifer Garrison in the 6th Congressional District


Redfern stands by his man

Opinion: When the 419 area code phone number showed up on my cell last Friday, I knew it could be only one


Political grudges die hard

Opinion: When it comes to political grudges, Harry Meshel, former state Senate president and chairman of the


Truth is a casualty in campaign ads

Opinion: While there haven’t been a lot of them, until about two weeks ago, television commercials for those


Gains did not trigger probe

Opinion: When Mahoning County Prosecutor Paul J. Gains contacted the Ohio Ethics Commission on Oct. 31,


Tele-town halls fuel debate

Opinion: Among the many issues in the hotly-contested race for Ohio treasurer is the incumbent’s use of


FitzGerald blasts his critics

Opinion: Ed FitzGerald, the Democratic nominee for governor, accepts some responsibility for problems that


Traficant was one of a kind

Opinion: “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” The classic quote from the film “The Man Who