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Ryan should stay out of state race
January 11, 2013 U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan should dismiss thoughts of running for governor and focus more on his campaign ideas, including his promise to convince Congress to provide incentives for converting the U.S. more »»
New EPA boss same as the old
January 11, 2013 It would be nice to expect that Environmental Protection Agency head Lisa Jackson’s resignation means relief for coal country. It does not, sadly. President Barack Obama’s war on coal will continue. more »»
Examine building merger
January 10, 2013 Officials from Warren, Niles and Trumbull County should spend some time in Youngstown to see how that city closed its building department and turned the duties over to Mahoning County. more »»
Keep pursuit for relief in Ohio income tax
January 10, 2013 Some have suggested Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s drive to reduce income taxes is not a comprehensive enough approach to spurring the state’s economy. Perhaps not. more »»
Fiscal cliff still looms for America
January 9, 2013 Seeming a bit surprised at the extent of their victory, a few liberal members of Congress were candid enough to admit the American people were shortchanged on New Year’s Day. more »»
Some juvenile sentences too lenient
January 9, 2013 In June 2011, D’Marques Jones, then 15, raped and killed his half sister in Barberton. She was 3 years old. more »»
Applicants need to be drug free
January 8, 2013 The push for college degrees has not always been a successful model. more »»
Response to violence appears soft
January 7, 2013 Could it be that Warren’s leaders don’t want to get tough on violent crime? Or does it just seem that way? Let’s take the troubled Sunset Lounge as an example. more »»
Tourism idea could work in our region
January 6, 2013 A new mechanism to increase funding for tourism in Ohio is such a good idea that commissioners from Trumbull and Mahoning counties should adopt a similar formula to fund regional tourism. Ohio Sen. more »»
Orchids & Onions
January 5, 2013 ORCHID: After 14 years, the site of the former Mahoningside Power Plant finally is cleaned up. more »»
More good shale news in report
January 4, 2013 If you still have any doubts that the shale oil and gas industry is making an economic impact on our region, we would direct you to a survey recently released by the U.S. more »»
New store a good sign for economy
January 3, 2013 The decision by Menards to open a 245,000-square-foot home improvement store in Bazetta is a vote of confidence for Trumbull County’s economic future. more »»
Nothing done to deal with deficit
January 3, 2013 Clearly, President Barack Obama and his liberal cronies in Congress won the public relations battle over the ‘‘fiscal cliff. more »»
Government full of waste
January 2, 2013 Truly enormous sums of money are wasted by the federal government. Merely lessening the amount flushed down the toilet that is Washington, D.C., would help ease the nation’s deficit spending problem. more »»
Funding for college needs changed
January 1, 2013 Most freshmen who begin their studies at Ohio’s public colleges and universities will have their high hopes dashed. They will not graduate. more »»
Train teachers to see student warning signs
December 31, 2012 A new Ohio law requiring that both public and private school teachers be trained in recognizing students who may be considering suicide, and in doing something about it, is an excellent idea. more »»
Gas will play key role in clean future
December 30, 2012 Environmental radicals who are part of President Barack Obama’s political base want him to cripple the coal industry. They have had some success in that. more »»
Take best step from fiscal cliff
December 30, 2012 The nation is stumbling, sliding — and being pushed — toward the so-called ‘‘fiscal cliff.’’ With the Christmas holiday out of the way, it’s time for the Senate to reach out and pull us back. more »»
Orchids & onions
December 29, 2012 ORCHID: To folks who donated money and time to help out John Owsley. He was in a serious car accident in 2011 which left him paralyzed from the chest down and in a wheelchair. more »»
Honor the veterans of WWI
December 28, 2012 The last doughboy, Frank Buckles, spent his final years enjoying his West Virginia farm and battling valiantly to do something important for the comrades who passed on before him. more »» |
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