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


Constitutional convention is a bad idea for Ohio, US

Editorial: There’s a movement afoot – and some Ohio legislators are blindly signing on – to get two-thirds of


Warren police have earned Justice Department laurels

Editorial: At a time when other police departments across the nation are facing the turmoil that comes when


Never underestimate the value of graduation and of increasing grad rates

Editorial: Thousands of college students and high school seniors in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys will walk


Anemic primary turnout must be cause for concern

Editorial: Though Tuesday’s primary election in the Mahoning Valley produced its fair share of winners and


McNally’s criminal record proved to be his undoing

Editorial: During the Youngstown mayoral forum last month hosted by The Vindicator, Mayor John A. McNally


Senate should leave intact rules governing methane

Editorial: Straight out of the “If Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It” playbook of unnecessary tinkering the U.S.


Trump isn’t intimidating N. Korea with his bluster

Editorial: 22. “We do not seek a collapse of the regime. We do not seek an accelerated reunification of the


Don’t discount importance of local primary election

Editorial: After the hubbub of last fall’s presidential election, many voters in the Mahoning Valley likely


Y’town schools new plan is founded on an old idea

Editorial: We have no doubt that our support for the Youngs-town City School District’s reconfiguration


Downsizing of Fire Dept. in city merits careful study

Editorial: Youngstown’s Board of Control made a fiscally responsible and strategic decision Thursday by


Back to the drawing board for Niles’ fiscal revival plan

Editorial: For Niles city government, the third time wasn’t the charm – nor was the fourth, the fifth or the


French presidential race raises worries for the West

Editorial: Some American political analysts understandably look into the eyes of right-wing French presidential


Partnerships, persistence can close health gap in US

Editorial: Stubborn gaps in the health profiles of minority groups compared with those of the majority white


Ohio’s charter schools get much needed reality check

Editorial: The courageous decision by Paolo DeMaria, state superintendent of public instruction, to forgo $22


McNally has forfeited his right to continue as mayor

Editorial: When Youngstown Mayor John A. McNally pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor charges stemming from his