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Plug holes in Ohio’s Sunshine law
March 18, 2013 At every level of government, secrecy — sometimes, seemingly, solely for its own sake — often is the watchword of public officials. more »»
Plug holes in Ohio’s Sunshine law
March 18, 2013 At every level of government, secrecy — sometimes, seemingly, solely for its own sake — often is the watchword of public officials. more »»
Community rallied after awful crash
March 17, 2013 Warren City Schools Superintendent Michael Notar set the tone Sunday afternoon when he opened Willard School for people in the community to comfort each other after one of the worst tragedies... more »»
Orchids & onions
March 16, 2013 ORCHID: To the 165 people who participated in the Polar Plunge last week to raise $29,730 for Special Olympics. Participants plunged into frigid Mosquito Creek Reservoir. more »»
Curb the lack of enthusiasm
March 15, 2013 With the impending General Electrict Ohio Lamp Plant closing in Warren, and the grim scenes of an RG Steel auction this week fresh on everybody’s minds, it’s important to remember just how far the... more »»
Dems to pick candidate in private
March 14, 2013 Democrats are determined to keep voters from deciding who will win the party’s nomination to run against Ohio Gov. John Kasich next year. more »»
School strike raises issue of Ohio law
March 13, 2013 An expensive, intensive public relations campaign by organized labor resulted in the November 2011 rejection by voters of a law, known then as Senate Bill 5, to place limited controls on public... more »»
Don’t keep public in the dark
March 13, 2013 Some government officials seem to think that the less the public knows about what they are doing, the better. That is why open meetings and records laws are a necessity. more »»
File against attendance ‘scrubbers’
March 11, 2013 In what amounted to a spot check of Ohio school districts, state Auditor Dave Yost found eight that engaged in ‘‘scrubbing’’ of attendance reports. more »»
Questions about ODNR oversight
March 10, 2013 At a time when even the most ardent proponents of hydraulic fracturing are calling for strict oversight of the oil and natural gas industry, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources is falling shor. more »»
Koop’s service set an example
March 10, 2013 Too often, deeply religious men and women are branded as unqualified for public service roles helping others, solely because of their faith. They are labeled ‘‘too extreme’’ and rejected out of han. more »»
Orchids & Onions
March 9, 2013 ORCHID: To Trumbull Career & Technical Center students Dylan Merkel and Jake Hancock, who took first place in the annual Automotive Technology Competition at the Cleveland Auto Show. more »»
Good PR continues for Valley
March 8, 2013 The Mahoning Valley received more positive publicity in In. more »»
Help officers deal with health issues
March 8, 2013 When 26-year-old Robert Saylor refused to leave his theater seat after watching a movie in Frederick, Md., on Jan. 12, sheriff’s deputies were summoned. more »»
Turnpike plan needs tweaked
March 7, 2013 After passing through the Ohio House, the onus now lies with northern senators, including Capri Cafaro, D-Hubbard, to write important safeguards into the Turnpike legislation. Ohio plans to borrow $1. more »»
We all had to make ends meet
March 6, 2013 Federal spending cuts labeled “the sequester” will be a terrible calamity, the White House warned during the weeks before they kicked in on Friday. more »»
Stop tidal wave of regulations
March 5, 2013 Hopefully our local congressional delegation was listening when the National Federation of Independent Businesses held a gathering of Youngstown owners speaking out for ‘‘sensible regulation and job... more »»
Common sense school rules
March 5, 2013 Several common-sense changes in state rules that often hobble rather than help public schools are being proposed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich. more »»
Find new use for Delphi property
March 4, 2013 Now that the city of Warren has taken the ‘‘one-stop’’ government center idea off the table, it might time for the owners of the former Delphi world headquarters on Dana Street to get serious about... more »»
Valley well represented in Hollywood
March 3, 2013 An editorial cartoon published in last Sunday’s Tribune Chronicle shows something quite remarkable. more »» |
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