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Opinion | Our Voice | Columns Todd Franko Bertram de Souza David Skolnick Ernie Brown | Letters


And when the sabbath was past, Mary

Editorial: And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Solome, had


Rewards for county workers ignore area’s economic reality

Editorial: Responding to The Vindicator’s coverage of pay raises and bonuses granted to Mahoning County


Charter reform bill falls short of the goal of full transparency

Editorial: If the Republican majority in the Ohio General Assembly is sincere about fixing the broken charter


Homeless children in the US need our undivided attention

Editorial: One in 30 children in the United States lives in a chronic state of home-lessness. That shocking


A salute to great women

Editorial: Minot (N.D.) Daily News: Last Thursday was a special day for some special women of the Minot area.


Youngstown blaze dramatizes the need for focus on fire safety

Editorial: Shock and sadness engulf the city of Youngstown and the entire Mahoning Valley as funeral planning


New president of EGCC sees exciting future for institution

Editorial: If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it — just try to make it even better. That would sum up the sentiments


Obama wrong on Hoerig case; congressional action warranted

Editorial: The Obama administration has its priorities skewed when it comes to Brazil — as evidenced by its


United Way’s expanded mission enhances quality of life for all

Editorial: Think of United Way, and most in our community instantly think of compassionate and benevolent


Let’s reap a bounty in this spring’s Harvest for Hunger

Editorial: Again this year, The Vindicator and our broadcast partner 21 WFMJ-TV are proud to be counted among


Early results encouraging as YSU tackles major challenges

Editorial: The fall semester will be a major test of Youngstown State University President James Tressel’s


Clinton’s refusal to hand over private email server troubling

Editorial: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been around Washington politics long enough to know


Cheer on reinvented Phantoms in their quest for championship

Editorial: What a difference a year has made in the fortunes of the Youngstown Phantoms, the Tier 1 junior ice


Legislature has chance to free society from worst of the worst

Editorial: Talk to any police officer in a high-crime community, and you’ll hear this impassioned plea to the


America’s system of reporting its dead needs a major tuneup

Editorial: 222Twain’s 19th century frustration over some sloppy news reporting has snowballed into a 21st-