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


Battle looms large over US climate change policy

Editorial: For more than 100 world leaders, the effects of global temperatures rising have reached a point


Mass murders becoming new normal in America

Editorial: For the second time in the past week, another mass shooting with mass casualties has left Americans


Closure of soup kitchen reveals operational woes

Editorial: The temporary closure this week of the St. Vincent de Paul Society dining hall in downtown


How to thwart cyber grinchSFlbfrom stealing holiday spirit

Editorial: As the annual retail ritual best known as the holiday shopping frenzy swings into high gear, ’tis


It’s time for nation to build diverse coalition to lessen gun violence in America

Editorial: The senseless tragedy of grisly mass shootings in this country continues to play out all too


Niles city officials banking on voters’ desire to be safe

Editorial: All eyes have been focused on Niles city government since a 0.25 percent income-tax increase went


Jail not proper venue for psychiatric-care inmates

Editorial: An exhaustive series by The Vindicator on mental-health care and drug-addiction treatment should


Rhodes scholar honor reflects well on Orr, YSU

Editorial: Should you happen to see Columbiana High School graduate and Youngstown State University senior


State-testing scores show good, bad districts in area

Editorial: Let’s begin with a stand- ing ovation for the school districts in Mahoning and Trumbull counties


Pass the turkey, but keep essence of Thanksgiving

Editorial: As citizens of the United States, as residents of the Mahoning Valley and as members of proud


Tressels continue to show their commitment to YSU

Editorial: Even before they became Youngstown State University’s first couple, James and Ellen Tressel were


New GM-UAW contract bodes well for the Valley

Editorial: 2For 52 years now, that axiom has gained considerable traction as an analogy equating the economic


Federal rules are needed to fight predatory lenders

Editorial: A report by the Center for Responsible Lending makes it clear that the state of Ohio is losing its


Good start for the revival of schools in Youngstown

Editorial: Two outstanding educa- tors, the president of a renowned foundation, a successful businessman and a


Assault on freedoms calls for action against UM prof

Editorial: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free