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Opinion

Low primary turnout is the norm in Mahoning Valley

As has been the case for years, turnout for this spring’s primary is expected to be poor. It should be between 23% and 25% in Mahoning County, according to Tom McCabe, director of its board of elections. Stephanie Penrose, his counterpart in Trumbull County, expects turnout to be around ...

America’s bright and dark sides, all in just one day

The seventh of April: Put it down as the most schizophrenic day in United States history. While the nation waited with bated breath to see if Donald Trump would keep his threat to destroy the ancient Iranian “civilization” by 8 p.m., we also glimpsed the dark side of the moon for the ...

World Heritage Week puts spotlight on Ohio’s Native American history

If you were born and raised in Ohio and worked your way through school here, you probably remember learning about our history of indigenous people and the earthworks left behind by native tribes. Many of the names of Ohio cities, towns, lakes and rivers draw from that heritage. At least 14 ...

Democrats are a danger to the nation

The United States must be growing and prosperous at home and strong and secure in the face of the many security threats facing us abroad. The former can only be achieved with free markets and limited government domestically and the latter through a robust defense budget. On both fronts, ...

Ohio now facing ‘historic growth’ in energy demand

State senators have plenty of work to do — for their constituents, they must remember — and among those tasks is understanding Ohio’s energy landscape and the demands we are placing on our power grid. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chair Jenifer French spoke to the body recently ...