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Editorials

The 10 most important ways you can resist now

In light of President Donald Trump's increasingly cruel and bonkers behavior — toward Iran, toward the pope, his posts, his bottomless vengeance, his continuing ICE raids, his continuing use of the Justice Department to target his enemies, his shameless corruption — many of you want to ...

Oliver the choice in GOP primary for commissioner

Property taxes are on the minds of homeowners and politicians across Ohio these days and for good reason. Property taxes have increased since the most recent round of revaluations in the state, including here in Mahoning County, where another round of revaluations is set for this year and ...

Boccieri the choice in Dem primary for 58th District

John Boccieri is no stranger to Mahoning Valley politics after serving nine years in the Ohio House of Representatives, two years in the state Senate and two years in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is one of three candidates in the Democratic primary race to replace state Rep. Lauren ...

The triumph of economic freedom?

Prices rise. People blame capitalism. Politicians promise “solutions.” President Donald Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates. My socialist mayor wants to freeze rents. Elizabeth Warren wants politicians to decide what prices are “excessive.” So I was surprised to ...

Clarence Thomas’ great speech on the Declaration

Many speeches will be delivered this year about the Declaration of Independence as we celebrate its 250th birthday. However, I think the greatest was just delivered by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on April 15 at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas, Austin. The force ...

New tool helps all to track students’ chronic absenteeism

It’s just common sense that students who are able to attend school regularly are more likely to perform at grade level in reading and math, and eventually graduate on time. But during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school year, approximately one-fourth of Ohio students were considered chronically ...