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


It’s time for President Obama to pursue Maj. Hoerig’s killer

Editorial: Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins has a question for President Barack Obama: If you had


Obama’s focus on immigration is long overdue and necessary; Congress must begin hearings

Editorial: Almost a year ago, we criticized President Barack Obama for choosing not to push immigration reform


Commissioners will do it all, and get the glory or the blame

Editorial: While we have long believed that running a county the size of Mahoning is complicated enough that


Will Youngstown finally get V&M-related project going?

Editorial: The third time could well be the charm for Youngstown city government as it tries to get a $14.4


Little to show for two days of talks between U.S. and China

Editorial: It is not surprising that no land- mark agreements came out of two days of high-level talks in


Elections board’s involvement in ballots probe unacceptable

Editorial: Given the less-than-stellar per- formance of the Mahoning County Board of Elections over the years,


A very good day in sports for the ‘hometown’ boys

Editorial: One of The Vindicator’s late and legendary sports editors, Chuck Perazich, was fond of saying “there’s always a homestown connection” in any big sports story.


Franklin blazes political trail with win in the race for mayor

Editorial: When he takes the oath of of- fice in January, Doug Franklin will be making political history as the


Schools face a balancing act

Editorial: The message that voters in Can- field and Poland local school districts sent last week was not


How does bin Laden’s demise affect US-Afghanistan policy?

Editorial: Nearly Ten years ago, when then-President George W. Bush launched the military invasion of


An era when we all knew where we were headed: space

Editorial: There are any number of dates that could be seized upon to mark the beginning of the space era for


Citizen participation crucial in selection of superintendent

Editorial: The saying, “If you don’t vote, you have no right to complain,” can, with a little modification, be


Keeping a watch for Medicare fraud is good public policy

Editorial: At a time when everyone in Wash- ington is talking about the need to cut government expenditures


Killing of Osama bin Laden a major step in war on terror

Editorial: He was the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on America’s mainland and the


Voting is a right too often taken for granted or ignored

Editorial: Of all the things Americans take for granted — and there are many — one of the most shocking