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‘Real Fact’: City has some weird laws

Opinion: Arby’s and the Good Humor Bar. Ed O’Neill and Warner Brothers. Ron Jaworski and Ray Mancini.


Biggest week ever (for now)

Opinion: We ran into a period a couple of years back when there was a collision of several big events in the


Mancini — it’s a Valley story, too

Opinion: “This is my story, too.” Those were the words of Lisa Malie when The Vindicator tracked her down


What next for Covelli?

Opinion: “You guys are pitiful.” Those are tough words from “JohnYoung.” Whoever he is. He’s among the


Revisiting a story of hope ... and sadness

Opinion: Walking back into the Ohio Valley Teen Challenge residential center, you want to see that a few


How is the Canfield Fair the biggest in the state?

Opinion: Labor Day weekend closes the summer with a bang. And for us in the Valley, we have the Canfield Fair


Smiles are a Greatest currency

Opinion: A smile pays so much. We’re at Year 3 of Greatest Golfer of the Valley presented by Farmers


With many issues to fix in city, find a balance and flourish

Opinion: It did not take long, nor did I expect it to, before a person would trample on a $70 million mission


Praying for a miracle for Jayden

Opinion: Like any loving parents, they want to provide. Unlike other loving parents, they have only this summer to do it.


Investing in the Mahoning makeover

Opinion: I’ve had the pleasure to live in a handful of cool towns, and one common trait in several of them is


Green, green grass of home

Opinion: Cornelius Downey left Ireland for America in 1894. He wrote a modest, but longing, poem of his


Back to the grind ...

Opinion: ... back from vacation, and what a time. I’ll feature the Ireland trip next Sunday as it was a


Summer & travel & tunes

Opinion: Like many dads to their kids, I extract a special affection from mine. If I were to title it,


The art of life and death

Opinion: Dorothy Dell Dennison was a Youngstown-born artist who lived an artist’s life: Colorful and


New Orleans’ effect on newspapers

Opinion: The shock and disappointment that echoed throughout New Orleans this week tugged at a core message