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


Downtown needs assistance of everybody to bring it back

Opinion: Downtown needs assistance of everybody to bring it back EDITOR: In response to the article Sept.


More education is needed on pulmonary hypertension

Opinion: More education is needed on pulmonary hypertension EDITOR: I live with a rare and often


Board blew it with decision to keep the East High name

Opinion: Board blew it with decision to keep the East High name EDITOR: The 4-3 decision by the


Bush will be long gone before Iraq mess is cleared

Opinion: Bush will be long gone before Iraq mess is cleared EDITOR: I'd like to clear up a few of the


Who says the fair isn't something to crow about?

Opinion: Who says the fair isn't something to crow about? EDITOR: In response to the letter about pulling


Every band had some fans who left the show early

Opinion: Every band had some fans who left the show early EDITOR: As president of the Poland Band Parents


Orientation at Rayen eased parent's concerns

Opinion: Orientation at Rayen eased parent's concerns EDITOR: It was just a week ago today that I sat in


Valley has many positives, but racial divide will retard progress

Opinion: EDITOR: In a recent ranking of the "Best Performing Cities" of the nation's largest 200 cities,


Don't buy into the pitch by the 'insurance salesmen'

Opinion: Don't buy into the pitch by the 'insurance salesmen' EDITOR: It must have been very difficult


In these troubled times, it's good to have President Bush

Opinion: In these troubled times, it's good to have President Bush EDITOR: The presidential race is on


Looking for help in fixing Kirkmere drainage woes

Opinion: Looking for help in fixing Kirkmere drainage woes EDITOR: My basement has been flooded twice


Neighborhood compassion is alive, well in Boardman

Opinion: Neighborhood compassion is alive, well in Boardman EDITOR: I'd like to tell you a story about a


Costs and risks force doctors to leave the Mahoning Valley

Opinion: Costs and risks force doctors to leave the Mahoning Valley EDITOR: I'd like to follow up on Dr.


Insurance business: It's not what many claim it to be

Opinion: Insurance business: It's not what many claim it to be EDITOR: After many years in the insurance


Removal of Commandments reveals heritage is forgotten

Opinion: Removal of Commandments reveals heritage is forgotten EDITOR: We, as Christians, have been


Keep Cohasset Drive in park for nonvehicular traffic only

Opinion: Keep Cohasset Drive in park for nonvehicular traffic only EDITOR: If you have never hiked,


Poland band fans who march out early need to work on their manners

Opinion: EDITOR: After returning from Austintown Fitch High School's band night, the one question I have


Renters deserve the right to vote on Valley tax issues

Opinion: Renters deserve the right to vote on Valley tax issues EDITOR: This letter is written in


Laws on books already cover animal proposal in Niles

Opinion: Laws on books already cover animal proposal in Niles EDITOR: I am writing this letter in


Terrorist attacks in Iraq prove an interesting point

Opinion: Terrorist attacks in Iraq prove an interesting point EDITOR: In spite of cries to the


Campbell phenomenon: Yes, miracles do happen

Opinion: Campbell phenomenon: Yes, miracles do happen EDITOR: "How beautiful you are, O Virgin Mary,


As school starts, a word for the parents: Stay involved

Opinion: As school starts, a word for the parents: Stay involved EDITOR: Oprah Winfrey has said many,


Carrying tax burden wearies a transplant to Austintown

Opinion: Carrying tax burden wearies a transplant to Austintown EDITOR: First of all, let me say I think


The story behind the story about loss of fair honors

Opinion: The story behind the story about loss of fair honors EDITOR: I am writing this letter in


It's time to cut war losses and bring soldiers home

Opinion: It's time to cut war losses and bring soldiers home EDITOR: Prior to last Memorial Day, four


Curing frivolous lawsuits vital to medical community

Opinion: Curing frivolous lawsuits vital to medical community EDITOR: Misinformation is an unfortunate


Veterans, others need to be heard about VA closings

Opinion: Veterans, others need to be heard about VA closings EDITOR: It will be a sad day indeed for the


Editorial didn't acknowledge challenges faced by Youngstown schools

Opinion: EDITOR: In your Aug. 3 editorial regarding the Youngstown school district's academic progress you


A few important answers to Social Security questions

Opinion: A few important answers to Social Security questions EDITOR: I found some interesting questions


George W. is covering up the fact of Saddam's death

Opinion: George W. is covering up the fact of Saddam's death EDITOR: The master of deception, George W.


Vindicator editorial pages: smorgasbord for thought

Opinion: Vindicator editorial pages: smorgasbord for thought EDITOR: "A political conversation with a


On balanced-budget effort, senior citizens need to fight

Opinion: On balanced-budget effort, senior citizens need to fight EDITOR: Once again, senior citizens,


Warren school situation has turned into a political fiasco

Opinion: Warren school situation has turned into a political fiasco EDITOR: I have lived in Warren most


Airport and arsenal would be winning combination

Opinion: Airport and arsenal would be winning combination EDITOR: Since I feel somewhat responsible for


War against morality rages in the most unlikely place

Opinion: War against morality rages in the most unlikely place EDITOR: The war against morality continues