December, 2009

During the late 1990s, dozens of local officeholders and attorneys became swept up in a widening public corruption and organized crime probe that ultimately led to roughly 70 arrests. This was my take.

Mahoning County Sheriff Phil Chance’s indictment on racketeering charges in February of 1999 drew immediate comparisons with another Mahoning County Sheriff who was indicted on similar charges nearly 20 years earlier. Chance proved an agreeable target for this cartoonist since…

In early 2010, long-time Mahoning Valley legislator state Sen. Bob Hagan became embroiled in a dust-up at a local nightclub in which he was knocked to the floor. Thankfully, his injuries weren’t serious, and in some ways the incident pales…