Our Voice

Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.

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


Mahoning County officials must justify their existence

Editorial: Not to burst Mahoning County Commissioner David Ludt’s bubble, but the glaring absence of the public


An opening at the airport

Editorial: An opening at the airport The Western Reserve Port Authority plainly didn’t need the distraction


Partisan politics threatens to kill health care reform

Editorial: Republicans in Congress have adopted a cynical strategy to kill President Barack Obama’s health care


Unlicensed drivers must be treated as serious criminals

Editorial: Unlicensed drivers must be treated as serious criminals Over the years we have written editorials


Boardman police blind to township’s fiscal collapse

Editorial: In a matter of weeks, Boardman Township government will know the extent of its financial collapse,


A lying murderer conned the Ohio Parole Authority; Strickland must see the truth

Editorial: A lying murderer conned the Ohio Parole Authority; Strickland must see the truth One of the most


Clinton’s conciliatory stance in India reflects U.S. concern

Editorial: Although the frontline of America’s war on global terrorism is Pakistan and Afghanistan, India’s


By now, court consolidation should be seen as inevitable

Editorial: By now, court consolidation should be seen as inevitable The first reaction might well be “what


Who wins, who loses?

Editorial: Who wins, who loses? In retrospect, perhaps we should have recognized that Ohio was on a road that


The legacy of that ‘giant leap’

Editorial: Forty years ago this week, National Guardsmen patrolled the riotous streets of South Side


Rx for NE Ohio economy: Follow scripts from Pa.

Editorial: A recent analysis of economic malaise in the United States finds Northeastern Ohio’s economy lagging


Tuition increases, like tax hikes, should be last resort

Editorial: Tuition increases, like tax hikes, should be last resort Over the years, whenever Vindicator


Ohioans should embrace the promise of Piketon

Editorial: At a time when the United States is in dire need to move aggressively toward cleaner, safer and


Sotomayor’s alleged sins are nothing extraordinary

Editorial: Sotomayor’s alleged sins are nothing extraordinary “I will not vote for, and no senator should


GM gets new lease on life; Lordstown’s a part of it

Editorial: GM gets new lease on life; Lordstown’s a part of it For decades, the old General Motors was a huge