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Commissioners must control budget in Mahoning County

Editorial: The Mahoning Valley continues to lag behind the nation in the snail’s pace recovery from the


Europe showing inclination to address its fiscal challenges

Editorial: The European economy — and by extension, the world economy — still faces years of challenge ahead,


Take the carp threat seriously

Editorial: Take the carp threat seriously A Michigan legislator has spon- sored a Stop Asian Carp amendment


Anti-crime initiative succeeds in getting criminals off streets

Editorial: 2222That was the warning several months ago from Steven M. Dettelbach, the United States attorney


U.N. agencies playing with fire with admission of Palestinians

Editorial: The passage by the House Foreign Affairs Committee of a Republican bill to slash U.S. contributions


Blocking Cordray escalates the attack on majority rule

Editorial: President Barack Obama came to realize that his first pick to run the new Consumer Financial


County’s historical records endangered by new demands

Editorial: Editor's Note: This is a Vindicator opinion piece that was published Thursday, Dec. 8., 2011


It may already be too late, but local arguments must be made to preserve postal services

Editorial: Local residents and elected of- ficials have only three weeks to put together their most persuasive


State superintendent calls tune for Youngstown school district

Editorial: If there was any question as to who ultimately is running the Youngstown City School District,


Legislature should get to work on law to rein in wild animals

Editorial: The Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued a release Oct. 21 on its convening of a Dangerous


Cardinals are champions again

Editorial: Cardinals are champions again Vince Lombardi is popularly mis- quoted as having said winning isn’t


Legislators must move quickly on new congressional districts

Editorial: Ohio can ill afford the $15 mil- lion it will cost to hold two primary elections in 2012, and it


Pakistan should temper statements about the U.S.

Editorial: The idea that NATO’s accidental bombing of two military posts in Pakistan reflected a deliberate


Preserve public’s access to information on sheriff’s sales

Editorial: At a time when, unfortunate- ly, the number of foreclosures and sheriff’s sales are increasing,


Obama should pursue his idea to expose Congress’ hypocrisy

Editorial: Republicans in Congress have been unified in their criticism of Democratic President Barack Obama