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Mahoning County officials must accept flat budgeting

Editorial: As Mahoning County’s officeholders move through the budget hearing turnstiles, the word they need to


Students, not trustees seeking new fee at YSU

Editorial: A $1 per credit-hour-fee has been proposed for Youngstown State University students — by the Student


Absence results an in F, as in ‘you’re fired’

Editorial: Absence results an in F, as in ‘you’re fired’ Many of us can remember how tough it was to crawl


Contract talks in Austintown must face up to fiscal reality

Editorial: The president of the largest bargaining unit in Austintown Township government says the one thing he


China gambles, thinking it holds all the cards

Editorial: China gambles, thinking it holds all the cards Anyone who hoped that President Barack Obama’s


Looking ahead to a long run by Chevrolet’s Cruze

Editorial: Looking ahead to a long run by Chevrolet’s Cruze A few weeks ago, a chill went up the economic


Forum board shouldn’t decide system’s fate in secret

Editorial: Forum board shouldn’t decide system’s fate in secret The board of directors of Forum Health has


Valley should be inspired by Cuyahoga County vote

Editorial: When the votes were counted Nov. 3 and the tally showed that residents of Cuyahoga County had opted


Art Magee will leave office with a blemish-free record

Editorial: If you’ve spent more than three decades in public office in the Mahoning Valley and have not been


Doing nothing isn’t a valid health-care option

Editorial: Doing nothing isn’t a valid health-care option OK, here’s the plan: Require employers to provide


Warren city workers’ offer on health care a good start

Editorial: When Chuck Eggleston, a Warren firefighter and chairman of an employees’ committee formed to address


Recognizing a nation’s debt to those who served it well

Editorial: Recognizing a nation’s debt to those who served it well There is only one living American left to


Judges turn off taxpayers with demands for money

Editorial: As we contemplated the doomsday scenarios offered by Mahoning County officials should voters say no


Tragedy at Fort Hood begets more questions than answers

Editorial: Tragedy at Fort Hood begets more questions than answers Even before the dead are buried, the


After the votes are counted, the real work begins

Editorial: After the votes are counted, the real work begins When Vindicator editors interviewed candidates