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


Marchionda’s indictment puts Youngstown in bind

Editorial: Youngstown Mayor john A. McNally must know the public will be skeptical of any review by his


Sign up to vote by Tuesday to have say in Nov. election

Editorial: One month from today, residents of the Mahoning Valley and Ohio once again will have the opportunity


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Lend your voices to help lessen Valley opiate crisis

Editorial: The scope and intensity of the opiate epidemic ravaging our nation, state and community has forced


Trump visits Puerto Rico with a puzzling message

Editorial: Just days after Hurricane Harvey struck Texas on Aug. 25, the White House announced a massive


After Vegas bloodbath, has terror become way of life?

Editorial: Let the evil of Monday morning's massacre be transformed into meaningful action to reduce mass shootings in the United States


Trump wants Dems’ help to forge health-care plan

Editorial: In March, we urged President Donald J. Trump to reach out to Democrats in Congress to fulfill a


Get in the pink to fortify breast-cancer awarenessSFlb

Editorial: As the first full month of fall begins, awesome colors abound. Vibrant shades of red, orange, green


Light at end of the tunnel in Niles not fiscal mirage

Editorial: In the three years the city of Niles has been under state-declared fiscal emergency, there has been


Initiative on fatherhood raises hopes for lowering high infant-mortality rate

Editorial: Study after study on father- hood reinforces the myriad benefits children derive from dads who play


Crackdown on prostitution shows true nature of crime

Editorial: A special two-day report in The Vindicator this week by reporters Jordyn Grzelewski and Joe Gorman


Trump turns deaf ear to concerns of NFL players

Editorial: The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads as follows: “Congress shall make no law


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Surge in Valley overdoses calls for spike in assistance

Editorial: A recent alarming spike in reported drug overdoses and deaths in Trumbull County should leave no


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Anthony Lariccia towered as a saint for the Valley

Editorial: Rudyard Kipling, renowned English journalist and writer, is perhaps best known for this compelling


GOP leadership in Congress should take McCain’s advice

Editorial: 22222That comment from U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., does more than merely explain the veteran


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Y’town’s state report card shows schools in jeopardy

Editorial: A dozen F’s on Youngs- town School District’s state report card should be considered the warning