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For victims like Brookfield boy, how much do we report?

Opinion: If your house gets broken into, how much detail should The Vindicator report to the community? Your


Vindy's Blitz ready for its third high school football season

Opinion: The Browns are turning to Eric Mangini. In Columbus, the Buckeyes are completely under the


Choices made — by us or for us — forever change our future footsteps

Opinion: It’s back-to-school season, and with three grade-schoolers, we have been invaded by list after list


Some not-so-expert do’s and don’ts for traveling in D.C.

Opinion: I’m not a travel writer. And I’m not really a traveler. I’ve been as far north as Ottawa, Ontario,


Cox brothers combine competitive spirits

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The headline is ‘Jarts.’ The story is ‘Family.’

Opinion: I got schooled by the regulars at Cassese’s MVR in a round of boccie last year. And, in our


Senator’s 9-1-1 effort will jeopardize our right to hear

Opinion: A New Jersey man was beaten by police officers who dragged him from his van after a short chase.


Amid boxing’s big names, ‘The Ghost’ is battling scary scenarios

Opinion: The Kelly Pavlik fight in February at the Chevrolet Centre was a spectacle to behold for the Valley.


How rude to not introduce myself, Hi, I’m Todd ...

Opinion: A call came in this week pitching a nice news story. The message closed with a polite observation:


Making my way downtown

Opinion: A warm smile engulfs the face of Sandy Slanina when she mentions a memory of Strouss’ department


Fatherhood continues to be a work in progress

Opinion: I’m with the boys today — Mitch, Max and Maguire. No real plan; no real agenda. Just father and


If homes cost $300K, not $30K, would residency be desired?

Opinion: I know very little about libraries. I know just a little more about Youngstown’s West Side. But


Bars learn the hard way cashing in on Pavlik

Opinion: When Kelly Pavlik fought Marco Antonio Rubio in Youngstown in February, it was an opportunity for


A promising Youngstown future based on a trip back

Opinion: The events of the closing school year will no doubt open the mind to memories that will last a

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Mark68: It’s a memorial in a personal way

Opinion: It was just my son’s homework assignment. But it quickly — albeit subtly — became a reminder of