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Editorials

What are politicians thinking?

Democrat Eric Swalwell and Republican Tony Gonzales were both accused of sexual misconduct involving staffers. Californian Swalwell said he’d resign from his House seat after giving up on his run for governor. Texan Gonzales said he was withdrawing from the 2026 reelection race. Back in ...

A sickness in our society is spreading

After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, podcaster Candace Owens turned her wrath on Mr. Kirk’s widow, Erika. Owens began perpetuating conspiracy theories about Mrs. Kirk with a heavy implication that Mrs. Kirk was somehow tied to Israel, which itself was tied to Mr. Kirk’s ...

Orchids & onions

ORCHID: To incoming Boardman Township Administrator Mark Ragozine for besting more than 115 other applicants for his new position where he will play a critical role in guiding the Mahoning Valley’s second largest community into a prosperous future. Ragozine, formerly safety service director ...

Don’t freak out over major loss of jobs in Valley

At first blush, the latest unemployment data for the Mahoning Valley hits like a ton of bricks. The report last week from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reveals that joblessness in the Mahoning Valley bounced disturbingly high between the end of 2025 and the start of 2026. ...

Subsidies keep America on top

That $7,500 tax credit to buy an electric vehicle, now gone, was a “grotesque misallocation of federal spending.” It was a form of “rent-seeking,” whereby companies seek “to dominate the bureaucracy instead of the marketplace.” Thus wrote Kyle Smith in a Wall Street Journal column ...

How to impeach President Trump, for real

Speaking at a Jan. 6 retreat for House Republicans, President Donald Trump stated, "You gotta win the midterms 'cause, if we don't win the midterms, it's just gonna be — I mean, they'll find a reason to impeach me. I'll get impeached." This was before Trump's agents murdered Renee Good and ...