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


Unforeseen costs could hinder far-flung use of body cameras

Editorial: There were three stories in Mon- day’s Vindicator relating to body cameras worn by police that


Plight of working poor grows more dire in Mahoning Valley

Editorial: New data from Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley provide the latest evidence that the


County health board exhibits tone-deafness in giving raises

Editorial: A $10,000 decrease in the amount of money the Mahoning County Board of Health receives from the


Firing-range funds for airbase must be preserved in US budget

Editorial: For the short-term viability and the long-term survival of the Youngstown Air Reserve Station in


Ohio’s public pension system opens door to sleight of hand

Editorial: Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge R. Scott Krichbaum is not the first public official to


Jordan has proper response to Islamic State’s evildoing

Editorial: If you haven’t watched the video released by Islamic State that purportedly shows a captured


Economy, savings, convenience put WRTA on a record roll

Editorial: Fueled by a revved-up economy and quickening awareness of the many benefits of public


Hearings on governor’s budget should be transparent and fair

Editorial: The predominantly Democratic Mahoning and Trumbull counties have known since 2011 that there’s a


Obama’s budget plan warrants thoughtful debate in Congress

Editorial: Even before the ink had dried on President Barack Obama’s 150-page $3.9 trillion federal budget


‘Caution’ should be watchword with Mahoning County budget

Editorial: As he gets ready to leave office, Mahoning County Auditor Michael V. Sciortino is painting a rosy


Has the time come to abolish Black History Month?

Editorial: The unique African-American experience, however, makes the observance one that should be preserved


Inflating Super Bowl hype

Editorial: The flap over deflated footballs used in the 2015 AFC Championship game has energized the run-up to


Youngstown students’ home life is a factor in how they perform

Editorial: There’s a competent, knowledge- able commission that’s overseeing the academic recovery of the long-


President, GOP-led Congress heading for political impasse

Editorial: The invitation from Speaker John Boehner to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address


Attendance audit by the state shows charter schools’ flaws

Editorial: If any doubts linger on the press- ing need for massive structural reform in the operation and