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


First, public servants have an obligation to citizens

Opinion: First, public servants have an obligation to citizens EDITOR: Little gems of wisdom, from bygone


Experts still recommend mammograms to reduce deaths from breast cancer

Opinion: Experts still recommend mammograms to reduce deaths from breast cancer EDITOR: Over the past few


Religious right trying to scuttle science standards

Opinion: Religious right trying to scuttle science standards EDITOR: Who is behind the drive to force ID


Taft is asked for death penalty moratorium

Opinion: Taft is asked for death penalty moratorium EDITOR: We urge Gov. Taft to decree a moratorium on


Center helps local citizens answer call to volunteer

Opinion: Center helps local citizens answer call to volunteer EDITOR: President George W. Bush, in his


Hubbard doing well as a city, overtime necessary

Opinion: Hubbard doing well as a city, overtime necessary EDITOR: This is in answer to your editorial of


Inmates aren't entitled to go on donated organ lists

Opinion: Inmates aren't entitled to go on donated organ lists EDITOR: "Inmate's heart transplant renews


Stars and Stripes should be kept in good condition

Opinion: Stars and Stripes should be kept in good condition EDITOR: In the last few weeks driving around


Obnoxious residents destroy neighborhoods

Opinion: Obnoxious residents destroy neighborhoods EDITOR: I am very frustrated with the Youngstown


Federal mandates all that matters for local schools

Opinion: Federal mandates all that matters for local schools EDITOR: I am surprised that you are


'No' to tax until county officials act responsibly

Opinion: 'No' to tax until county officials act responsibly EDITOR: Just recently the voters of this


Disabled adults at mercy of inadequate system

Opinion: Disabled adults at mercy of inadequate system EDITOR: Any one of us on any given day can either


Why a special prosecutor for Enron, but not Clinton?

Opinion: Why a special prosecutor for Enron, but not Clinton? EDITOR: I am amazed to read that you


All lives should be valued, mothers and the unborn

Opinion: All lives should be valued, mothers and the unborn EDITOR: Karen Hackenberry's article on


Ryan has a job to do: not try for congressional seat

Opinion: Ryan has a job to do: not try for congressional seat EDITOR: Surprise! Yet another of our


17th District Dems want sales tax on Nov. ballot

Opinion: 17th District Dems want sales tax on Nov. ballot EDITOR: The Mahoning County commissioners have


Union retiree worries over future of labor movement

Opinion: Union retiree worries over future of labor movement EDITOR: As a retiree who was an active


Bush hides gifts for rich behind small gifts to poor

Opinion: Bush hides gifts for rich behind small gifts to poor EDITOR: The campaign for the 2002


Tests, report cards don't reveal truth about the Youngstown City Schools

Opinion: Tests, report cards don't reveal truth about the Youngstown City Schools EDITOR: The assumptions


Open trade agreements erode American industry

Opinion: Open trade agreements erode American industry EDITOR: Our Greatest Generation is being destroyed


Teachers work hard for their pupils' success

Opinion: Teachers work hard for their pupils' success EDITOR: In reference to the article, "School Board


Not everyone in Poland wants to keep Traficant

Opinion: Not everyone in Poland wants to keep Traficant EDITOR: There are two big problems with the


With care, Girard's debt could have been avoided

Opinion: With care, Girard's debt could have been avoided EDITOR: With the national economy in a rapid


Transportation system for Girard seniors at risk

Opinion: Transportation system for Girard seniors at risk EDITOR: Some people may be unaware that Girard


People must try to stop Mosquito Lake drilling

Opinion: People must try to stop Mosquito Lake drilling EDITOR: Congratulations to the employees of the


No get-out-of-jail-free card for Hubbard worker

Opinion: No get-out-of-jail-free card for Hubbard worker EDITOR: This letter is in response to an article


Attorney's comments show elitist viewpoint

Opinion: Attorney's comments show elitist viewpoint EDITOR: In a Jan. 5, Vindicator article, Atty. David


Boak earned the support of most Canfield voters

Opinion: Boak earned the support of most Canfield voters EDITOR: In his column of Jan. 4, David Skolnick


Patriotism demands U.S. flag have pre-eminence

Opinion: Patriotism demands U.S. flag have pre-eminence EDITOR: Every time I drive in front of the


Slippery Rock schools mourn students' deaths

Opinion: Slippery Rock schools mourn students' deaths EDITOR: We in the Slippery Rock Area School


Lawyer misspoke in describing black kids

Opinion: Lawyer misspoke in describing black kids EDITOR: I recently read that a well known attorney, in


Normal trade relations with China unwarranted

Opinion: Normal trade relations with China unwarranted EDITOR: While we have been focusing on the war on


Turn empty old buildings into places for teens to go

Opinion: Turn empty old buildings into places for teens to go EDITOR: I read the letter from the teen in


Stars and Stripes must fly above all others

Opinion: Stars and Stripes must fly above all others EDITOR: The foresight and wisdom of our founding


Congress should insist on airline responsibility

Opinion: Congress should insist on airline responsibility EDITOR: Several weeks ago I attended a family