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Opinion

Many Mahoning Valley candidates quit races

It’s not that difficult to get on the ballot — though plenty of candidates over the years struggle to qualify. It’s even easier to get off it. All a person who qualifies for the ballot needs to do is submit a letter of withdrawal and they’re no longer a candidate. There’s ...

Don’t get burned by illegal fires during spring

When we skip ahead an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, that spring forward on the clocks will not be the only reminder we are moving toward brighter, warmer (Soon? We hope? Please?) weather. Forestry officials across our region are reminding us we have also entered the spring fire ban season. From ...

Senate bill would help workers gain necessary skills

Disappointing as much of it is, there is some work being done in Washington, D.C., that will actually make a difference for the rest of us. Ohioans, in fact, can point to the Employer-Directed Skills Act, introduced by U.S. Sens. Ted Budd, R-N.C., and Bill Cassidy, R-La. U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, ...

America is doing what must be done in Iran

Following rounds of missile attacks from Iran on Israel, a warhead from one of the missiles was found just hundreds of yards from Jerusalem’s Old City. A few hundred yards’ difference could have meant the destruction of one or more of the holiest sites of the three major religions — ...

The president whose only rule is no rules

Donald Trump breaks every rule in the book, and he’s never read the book of rules. Time after time, Americans see he’s constitutionally unable to follow the Constitution. To wit, he, with Israel, just started a war on Iran that ricochets around the Middle East. Contrary to the War Powers ...

Patriotism v. pettiness at the State of the Union

Most State of the Union addresses are forgettable the moment they end. Not this one. President Trump delivered a consequential speech that highlighted what he believes are some of his major accomplishments during the first year of his second term. He also demonstrated a flair for the ...