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Judge ignores reality in Y’town

Opinion: Retired Cuyahoga County Judge Thomas Curran, sitting by assignment in the case of Youngstown killer


Federal judge pick is not a surprise

Opinion: Let us stipulate that Gene Donofrio, a 7th District Court of Appeals judge, is a nice man who, from


An arena of false profits and false prophets

Opinion: The headline on the front page of Tuesday’s Vindicator screamed — OK, perhaps not screamed, but


At YSU, ‘me-too’ defines greed

Opinion: If employees at Youngstown State University had not shown such unadulterated greed in gorging


Why pay to strip homes in Y’town?

Opinion: At first glance, the city of Youngstown’s “deconstruction” program makes so much sense you wonder


What’s the criteria for granting immunity?

Opinion: One of the main subtexts of the political saga of James A. Traficant Jr. is how the man who admitted


Governor’s scheme for slots isn’t surprising

Opinion: Early in his administration, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland was lumped in with other prominent Ohio