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They rise up in defense of their man

Opinion: You’ve got to hand it to the supporters of ex congressman-turned-criminal James A. Traficant Jr.,


‘Come to YSU, we even have computers’

Opinion: To hear Youngstown State University’s administration tell it, the $4,500 bonuses that 400 or so


Traficant: Master of the disguise

Opinion: The mug shots of James A. Traficant Jr. aren’t meant to highlight the fashion sense of the former


Traficant bans writer from bash

Opinion: Former congressman and now former federal prisoner James A. Traficant Jr. will in all likelihood


Blessed is the criminal? Read on

Opinion: It is not surprising that politicians, by and large, rise to the defense of one of their own —


Tsagaris has last laugh with wrist tap

Opinion: Just two months ago, this space was dedicated to the proposition that an officeholder who corrupted


What would Traficant say?

Opinion: A telepathic conversation with former Congressman-turned-federal inmate James A. Traficant Jr.: