As has become this newspaper’s holiday tradition, today our editorial board once again offers readers a belated gift in the form of what we believe is the best Christmas editorial ever written. It initially appeared not in December, but in September 1897, in the New York Sun, after ...
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, which is called Bethlehem (because he was of the house and lineage of David) to be taxed with Mary, his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she ...
As they neared the finish line on a session during which they neglected bills that might have helped Ohioans, lawmakers also slipped into House Bill 315 a provision (similar to changes made in the last budget bill) that will undoubtedly hurt them. HB 315 passed with little notice shortly after ...
DEAR EDITOR: The last 50 years taught me that the United States of America is no longer an “island,” protected by oceans and a couple of friendly neighbors to the north and south. In fact, no country on this globe, swirling around the sun every 24 hours, is an island. We are all living ...
DEAR EDITOR: Locally and nationally, we are now being told with past and more recent events, “if you see something say something.” Excellent advice for keeping our streets and community safe if you are a good citizen. However in recent years the moniker has been”snitches get stitches.” ...
In one critical area of the city of Youngstown’s identity, things certainly will be looking up come 2025. After decades of slow but steady work to tear down aging, dilapidated, blighted and public health-threatening properties in every quadrant of the city, efforts will begin in earnest ...