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Mayoral race brings out the daggers

Opinion: The rhetoric used by Mahoning Valley black leaders to criticize Mahoning County Democratic Party


MVOC racks up successes

Opinion: Youngstown City Council’s resolution in opposition to a proposed Stand Your Ground law in the state


Fracking opponents prevail

Opinion: The reasons behind the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber’s last-minute decision to withdraw an


No urgency in redistricting of wards

Opinion: At the pace Youngstown City Council is going, it’s a good thing there’s plenty of time to redistrict


National Dems blind to local reality

Opinion: National Democrats and their staff seem to get lost once they step outside Washington, D.C. I


House seat attracts attention

Opinion: Several people are giving serious consideration to running next year for an Ohio House seat that


Are prisoners Youngstown residents?

Opinion: About one in every 20 people who the U.S. Census Bureau counts as Youngstown residents “live” in


Where are the incumbents?

Opinion: Here are a few observations on the nonpartisan filing deadline for the Nov. 5 general election.


Race in 6th District looms

Opinion: The general election for the 6th Congressional District seat isn’t until November 2014, but it


All eyes on 6th District race

Opinion: U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, a Republican from Marietta, won his second term last year by 6.7 percentage


Garrison making right moves in 6th

Opinion: If Jennifer Garrison wanted to show state Sen. Lou Gentile that he would be in for a fight for


Who doesn’t love a July 4th parade?

Opinion: As is my family’s tradition since we moved here in 1995, we attended this year’s annual Austintown


Black eye for sheriff’s office

Opinion: The Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office has a long-standing reputation for corruption. When you look


Another hat thrown in 6th District ring

Opinion: There’s a third Democrat interested in running next year for the 6th Congressional District.


Seeking more bang for the buck

Opinion: For Ohio’s two U.S. senators, the federal Hardest Hit Fund hasn’t hit Ohio hard enough. Both U.S.