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Christmas, Hanukkah bear important messages for all

Editorial: The last time Christmas Day and the first day of Hanukkah coincided was the year Alaska and Hawaii


Columbiana County's budget stable with careful spending

Editorial: The headline in Thursday's Vindicator, which is certainly good news for Columbiana County, could be


Full-blown bar investigation demanded in Sturgeon case

Editorial: The only reason Edward F. Sturgeon, a former assistant Mahoning County prosecutor who admitted to


Intelligent design theory is philosophy, not science

Editorial: Political proponents of "intelligent design," from local school board members in Dover, Pa., to U.S.


Lawrence Co. housing group warrants special HUD audit

Editorial: Affordable Housing, a nonprofit group that received $200,000 in public funds when it was spun-off


Drilling for oil in Alaska deserves its own vote

Editorial: If drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is vital to the energy independence of


President Bush must act to protect U.S. pipemakers

Editorial: Before the new year dawns, President Bush must make a decision on a recommendation by the


Getting a better view of what to expect in Iraq

Editorial: President Bush certainly won bragging rights in Thursday's elections in Iraq. The turnout,


Girard's budget crisis will require extreme measures

Editorial: If the 2006 budget appropriations approved by the state fiscal oversight panel remain unchanged, the


Justice is served in execution of Calif.'s celebrity murderer

Editorial: Plans are underway in Los Angeles to give Stanley Tookie Williams a funeral befitting a statesmen.


Sexually abusive teacher may not be off the hook

Editorial: Just when it appeared that the criminal justice system in Tampa Fla., had lost touch with reality


Trading on fear to pass vaccine legislation is wrong

Editorial: When legislators start playing on the worst fears of people, the people should be worried. And when


Take advantage of Ohio's tax amnesty program

Editorial: Think of the Christmas spirit of giving and good will, and the very last thing any rational person


Budget hearings reveal tensions in government

Editorial: It's that time of the year again, when the keepers of the public purse in county government must


Meeting in Boardman opens door for more cooperation

Editorial: Like government corruption and organized crime, political parochialism is deeply rooted in the