By Justyn Madick A food desert is considered to be an area that has limited access to affordable and nutritious food. In Youngstown, supermarkets and grocery stores are scarce. This...
To the Editor: There are many misconceptions surrounding the concept of “death with dignity.” Many people are under the assumption that in states with legal aid-in-dying, anyone will be able...
To the Editor: In reading your recent article on the partnership between Changwon National University and YSU, I was disappointed that there was not a single mention of the May...
Since President Jim Tressel has worked on developing YSU’s image, we have heard the motto YSUnity again and again. My concern is that this is just simply lip service. Currently,...
An open letter to the Provost’s Office, I am a professor who teaches a crime scene investigation (CSI) lab as well as several other forensic labs that need the instructional...
The future of our community rests on the availability of jobs and career paths. In the past, the Mahoning Valley was known for its steel industry. Today, most of the...
To the Editor: Today, drug overdoses are an epidemic. It has impacted so many of us. Personally, I have lost someone due to a drug overdose. It has a devastating impact on family and friends. I work in a mental health office, so I see that drug addiction can impact…
To the Editor: Do you text and drive? If so, by the end of this reading you may change your actions. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stated a driver’s eyes are off the road for about 4.6 seconds when texting and driving, which is more than enough time to…
Gentlemen: The Democrats did health care two weeks ago. Same-ol,’ same-ol.’ When will Democrats confront the actual workings of group health insurance, the evil sun at the center of America’s health care derangement? Memo to Bernie, Elizabeth and the other health care universalistas: There’s an array of arguments favoring the…
To express a perhaps unpopular opinion, I love school. Therefore, I decided to become a teacher. However, with my education classes came fieldwork in schools all around the area. My world opened up to a world of inequality in the education that students receive. This inequality in public education is…
Dear Editor, We all hear about it too many times in the news and wonder how it could happen … again. And the accompanying question, at this time, is usually: “What would happen if it happened at YSU?” On Monday of this week, it did happen at YSU. The school…
To the Editor: Mental illness is all around us, whether we know it or not. Those with a diagnosed mental illness can be your neighbor, family member, friend or even you. It affects children, adults, men and women. We live in a society that makes it difficult to live and…