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


Camp Fitch marks rich past, proud present, hopeful future

Editorial: Not many 100-year-olds in our community can boast of as much robust health, energy, resilience and


There should be no quibbling about public meetings statute

Editorial: A year ago, we took Youngstown City Council members to task for attending a private meeting with


Step up to the plate to defend baseball, a great pastime in US

Editorial: As the 2014 Major League Baseball season opens in full swing this week, reports of the national


Anti-gay pastor’s death gives us chance to reflect on hatred

Editorial: When the Rev. Fred Phelps Sr. died late last month, the word most often used by journalists in


Regional airport deserves help to ensure daily service takes off

Editorial: For the first time in many years, the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport finds itself on solid


Impact of air base reaches Mars

Editorial: The sprawling Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Vienna Township has long served as a valuable asset


Serial polluter Lupo deserves maximum penalty for crimes

Editorial: When Ben Lupo stands before U.S. District Court Judge Donald C. Nugent to receive his punishment


Ruling against China on trade is another victory for the US

Editorial: Ohio’s two United States sena- tors — Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, and Rob Portman, a Republican —


Volunteer to plant some pride in heart of Mahoning Valley

Editorial: A perennial rite of spring once again will blossom in downtown Youngstown and its environs come May


Youngstown’s economic woes should guide spending in 2014

Editorial: When Youngstown lawmakers meet this week to review the 2014 spending plan submitted by the


Deadline looms for responsible citizens to get Affordable Care

Editorial: A letter to the editor of The Vindicator from a Poland physician published five months ago


Law restricting exotic animals in Ohio demands enforcement

Editorial: Owners of thousands of exotic animals in Ohio gambled that the state’s new Dangerous Wild Animals


State funds will enable Valley to move key projects forward

Editorial: While $17 million out of a $2.4 billion state capital budget is not a significant amount, in the


Mystery of Malaysian jetliner demands patience and action

Editorial: The mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the longest commercial aircraft disappearance in


Russia’s annexation of Crimea should prompt Europe to react

Editorial: European Union leaders can’t be blind to the reality that the time for talking tough about sanctions