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Editorials

Bright future ahead for Roosevelt gym

The old Roosevelt gym at Roosevelt Elementary School in Hubbard has been cherished by a select few programs as a place that they were able to call home. After being used primarily by local athletic teams within the Hubbard Exempted Village School District, the Hubbard Board of Education is ...

It’s time to raise expectations for police officers

Buckeye State residents have been bombarded in recent years by stories that indicate our law enforcement officers are not always fully equipped to protect and serve. Among the many calls for reform have been increasing the training requirements for becoming an officer in the first place. It ...

Support all teachers, and keep kids safe

We already know teaching is a difficult profession. In recent years, it’s become a dangerous one, too. But according to a study published in the Journal of School Violence, and reported by the Ohio Capital Journal, female teachers are at the greatest risk for violence. “Female teachers ...

Keep building momentum for Beeghly Center

As a top-notch center of intercollegiate athletics and robust campus and community programming, the Beeghly Physical Education Center at Youngstown State University has stood for more than 51 years as a crown jewel in the Mahoning Valley. Over those years, the thousands of games and special ...

End stalemate, approve HB2 for the Valley

Bring home the bacon. We often hear that call to action when constituents are asked what they want most from their federal and state lawmakers. They want real dollars for real quality-of-life improvement projects in their own back yards. Thanks to bipartisan action in the Ohio House earlier ...

Orchids and onions

ORCHID: To Youngstown Mayor Jamael Tito Brown, city economic development director Stephanie Gilchrist and city planning consultant Hunter Morrison for unveiling a major plan for redevelopment at a public forum earlier this week. The project targets a roughly 10,000-acre site on the East Side ...