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Here comes the sun: Why not make DST permanent in US?

Editorials

Spring doesn’t officially begin until March 20, but the combination of unseasonably mild temperatures and the annual “spring forward” of clocks this weekend seemed to signal that better days are ahead. Longer days, too. Daylight Saving Time means less light in the morning, but more in the evening. It aligns with the annual feeling of renewal that comes with spring — especially this year after one of the worst winters in recent northeastern Ohio history. That doesn’t mean we’re finished with cold weather or even snow, but there is more and more light at the end of the ...

Time to rethink propriety of gender transition for children

Editorials

Within the past few weeks, two major medical groups — the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Medical Association — have issued statements recommending against gender-affirming surgeries on minors. This is a break from the past few years, when all the relevant medical societies endorsed these treatments. It comes on the heels of the first verdict in favor of a detransitioned woman who underwent a double mastectomy at age 16. As with nearly everything in modern life, this issue has been tainted by politics. The Trump administration, with its characteristic ...

Trump fulfills his promise

Editorials

If you wanted to look at it this way, President Trump is keeping his promise to end wars by taking out an Iranian regime that has made war on us and underwritten terrorism throughout the Middle East and the world since its 1979 revolution. In killing Iran’s top leadership, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and 40 others, President Trump has done what no other American president would do. People with Iranian heritage took to the streets across America to celebrate and praise U.S. and Israeli forces. Isn’t it nice to see pro-American demonstrators for a change? The usual suspects, ...

‘The Football Town’ captures exceptionalism of a region and nation

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PITTSBURGH — It is rare to find a film today that captures the essence of a region, its people and the ties that bind them with a purity that excludes any outside influences. Yet that is exactly what NFL Films has done with "The Football Town," a unique production that brings to life the storied history of western Pennsylvania's tradition of football, faith, grit and community. It hits the mark beyond the story of football and manufacturing greatness and captures a region that celebrates its rootedness in community. And it shows how that community has humbly shaped the nation, thanks ...

If you want to be ‘seen,’ try seeing others

Editorials

I recently came across a curious headline: “The Retirement Crisis No One Warns You About: Mattering.” Very few people leaving the workplace have prepared for losing a big part of their identity, according to the Wall Street Journal article. They long to “feel seen” in the next chapter of life. Much has been written about the desire to “be seen” or “feel valued” or “to matter.” And not only for retirees. Much social research centers on the “visibility” problems faced by so-called marginalized people. And YouTube is awash in “style after 50” videos for women ...

Support 2026 Harvest for Hunger drive

Editorials

One accurate barometer of a community’s economic health and vitality can be measured in the scope of assistance sought for essential daily needs among its members. Using that gauge, 2025 clearly remained a year of hardship, poverty and frustration for far too many in the Mahoning Valley as free food distributions by the Second Harvest Food Bank reached a near-record high of nearly 10 million pounds. That figure, while down slightly from 2024 levels, still paints a very real picture of unacceptably high levels of food insecurity in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties. Much of ...