Todd Franko

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The hard part; the fun part

Opinion: I love my job, as I think I’ve said a few times here. And weeks like this are why. The job has


What's your favorite part about living here?

Opinion: A thousand thank-yous for the great feedback after my “Ode to Yo” column last week where I


A favorite city of mine

Opinion: (This piece is by request [kinda] from some great folks at First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown.


A courageous start takes tragic turn

Opinion: Robyn Budd is proud of the three daughters she’s raised. Growing up in a split home in Howland,


Warren native stars in same-sex Tiffany ad

Opinion: It’s not unusual to have friends over to watch a major TV event, and that’s what Thomas Trube Bourne


Proof you read more than the obits

Opinion: “I only read you for the obituaries.” A wide-eyed journalism grad is not yet broken in to our


Lessening our kerfuffle

Opinion: Winning a championship is difficult. Repeating as champs is even more so. Someone smart pointed


YSU professor: Rethink pink

Opinion: As a proud dad of three sons, I hear various things about raising them. Most frequent is, “Be glad


The magic of not-so-ordinary people

Opinion: People like to size up the job of working at a newspaper and often think it must be cool to report


Racism or arrogance or both?

Opinion: It’s been captivating watching America take to the streets to voice outrage at the deaths of Eric


The beauty of ‘No’

Opinion: I apparently have a skill unknown to me: Saying “No.” At a family gathering this summer, my


A fluke path to Red Bridge Project

Opinion: Marilyn Hare has lived a pretty good life in Canfield. With three kids grown and five grandkids


The politics of what we ‘do’

Opinion: We lost a subscriber with last week’s election, and that is unfortunate. I hope in time we can get


Rae’s most-important bake sale

Opinion: Saturday is the third annual craft and bake sale for Rachael Wiltrout-Felton. It may be the most


Vindicator contest eyes high-school video makers

Opinion: I’ll confess losing a bit of work time every week watching videos on the Internet. Most of the