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Webb’s future was cloudy

Opinion: It was long overdue — Wendy E. Webb is resigning as superintendent of the Youngstown school


There was a primary, but few came

Opinion: There are some interesting lessons to be learned from the primary. First and foremost is an old


Federal prosecutors won’t be rushed

Opinion: Steven Dettelbach, U.S. attorney for Ohio’s Northern District, said he understands the frustration


Dann probe winds down

Opinion: It’s taken close to two years, but an investigation into wrongdoing at the attorney general’s office


Brunner’s on a jolting campaign trip

Opinion: For a campaign that needs to count every penny, $2,050 is the right price for a mode of


Chief Justice Moyer: One of a kind

Opinion: I was truly saddened when I heard about the death last week of Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice


Brunner not giving Fisher a pass

Opinion: If Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner loses next month’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate she


Judges avoid a bloody budget battle

Opinion: It could have been a nasty showdown. Youngstown Municipal Court’s judges wanted a $500,000


Mahoning County Dems shun unity

Opinion: At the start of the recent Mahoning County Democratic Party meeting to endorse candidates for the


Investigators focus on Dann and wife

Opinion: Despite former Attorney General Marc Dann’s insistence that he and his wife did nothing wrong, it


Hanni sets his sights on Democratic Party’s top spot

Opinion: Mark Hanni enjoys being coy, but it’s easy to see right through him. Hanni, and his supporters,


J.J. Cafaro’s ‘I made a mistake’ is a joke

Opinion: J.J. Cafaro’s written statement about his latest illegal activity is laughable in so many ways. My


Strickland sees the economy as his biggest challenge

Opinion: Gov. Ted Strickland doesn’t see John Kasich, his Republican challenger, as his biggest opponent —


Traficant being coy about bid for Congress

Opinion: Ex-U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr. has repeatedly said — and yelled — at rallies and other public


Columbus area a gold mine for Democrats

Opinion: When in doubt, the Ohio Democratic Party and Gov. Ted Strickland have turned time and time again to the Columbus area.