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How about a massive water pipeline instead of Keystone?

Opinion: How about a massive water pipeline instead of Keystone? I hear a lot in the news these days about


‘Party of the rich’ continues to punish the unemployed

Opinion: ‘Party of the rich’ continues to punish the unemployed President John F. Kennedy in his inaugural


A stinky yes vote for sales tax; Move Mooney; Shame on nonvoters; Shame on Browns; Lawyers hog settlement; CEO pay justified

Opinion: He’d hold his nose but still vote for five-year sales-tax renewal I have just finished reading the


YSU’s hiring of Jim Tressel not in students’ best interests

Opinion: YSU’s hiring of Jim Tressel not in students’ best interests As a graduate of Youngs- town State


Kasich wooing of billionaire shames him, insults Ohioans

Opinion: Kasich wooing of billionaire shames him, insults Ohioans Sheldon called, and they came running.


Better GM cars plus better driver’s ed equal safe roads

Opinion: Better GM cars plus better driver’s ed equal safe roads As of the last few weeks, we have heard


Bashing Obama will do little to end the crisis in Ukraine

Opinion: Bashing Obama will do little to end the crisis in Ukraine After the Ukraine crisis following the


JobsOhio deserves praise for creating, retaining Valley jobs

Opinion: JobsOhio deserves praise for creating, retaining Valley jobs A recent EDITORIAL endorse- ment in


Arguments for sky-high CEO pay fall flat in face of stark evidence

Opinion: Arguments for sky-high CEO pay fall flat in face of stark evidence Debates over whether CEOs for


Lower costs of animal farming by reducing the consumption of meat

Opinion: Lower costs of animal farming by reducing the consumption of meat It’s perversely ironic for


Boardman proposal for landlords would hurt many tenants hard

Opinion: Boardman proposal for landlords would hurt many tenants hard I just read the article on


Obama’s power grab must be stopped to save America

Opinion: Obama’s power grab must be stopped to save America I recently saw on Fox News a group of 20


Readers blast Tressel illustration; Why such negativity from Bill of Rights proponents?, Support for West Branch school levy and Liberty roads levy

Opinion: How low can Vindicator go in its fawning coverage of Jim Tressel? Last Sunday’s Page One illus-


Howland residents, be prepared to open vein if school levy passes

Opinion: Howland residents, be prepared to open vein if school levy passes Wake up, Howland taxpay- ers.


Downfall toward Obamacare began decades ago with FDR

Opinion: Downfall toward Obamacare began decades ago with FDR How many people have signed up for


Americans have warped sense of heroism; clarify word ‘hero’

Opinion: Americans have warped sense of heroism; clarify word ‘hero’ Too often I read in the papers, hear


Don’t snuff out Youngstown’s promise as shale industry center

Opinion: Don’t snuff out Youngstown’s promise as shale industry center Two stories in The Vindi- cator


Be creative in cutting busing costs

Opinion: Be creative in cutting busing costs The golden days of walking 5 miles uphill to school are


If voters repeal sales tax, look for county officials to punish us

Opinion: If voters repeal sales tax, look for county officials to punish us On Sunday, April 6, The Vindi-


Drug testing all students would violate the Fourth Amendment

Opinion: Drug testing all students would violate the Fourth Amendment Drug testing students not involved in


Making marijuana legal would open Pandora’s Box of problems

Opinion: Making marijuana legal would open Pandora’s Box of problems There has been a lot of talk and even


Mill Creek needs more skating; stop texting and start saving Earth; Pass Fitch bond issue; Reject Fitch bond issue, Pass Liberty road levy

Opinion: Wintertime ice skating needs permanent home in Mill Creek This winter marked 12 years since the


Help America’s letter carriers stamp out hunger on May 10

Opinion: Help America’s letter carriers stamp out hunger on May 10 Saturday, May 10, will mark the 22nd


It’s time to reflect on the reason so many homes are demolished

Opinion: It’s time to reflect on the reason so many homes are demolished We should all welcome the grants


GM gets thrown on hot seat while Toyota takes a cruise

Opinion: GM gets thrown on hot seat while Toyota takes a cruise Another dilemma for the auto industry, but


Ohio needs sprinkler-system law to reduce number of fire fatalities

Opinion: Ohio needs sprinkler-system law to reduce number of fire fatalities In the first three months of


Let taxpayers vote to set wages for Mahoning County workers

Opinion: Let taxpayers vote to set wages for Mahoning County workers Wouldn’t you like to be a Mahoning


Shocking column unfairly attackedSFlbformer appeals court Judge O’Neill

Opinion: Shocking column unfairly attackedSFlbformer appeals court Judge O’Neill We were shocked to read


Series on charter schools fails tests of accuracy and fairness

Opinion: Series on charter schools fails tests of accuracy and fairness Charter school support- ers have


Sowell column on Ukraine unfairly derides US president

Opinion: Sowell column on Ukraine unfairly derides US president Thomas Sowell is a pundit whose day has


Don’t paint all lawyers in Valley with the same corruption brush

Opinion: Don’t paint all lawyers in Valley with the same corruption brush As a Youngstown resident, I have


Drug tests could have saved Boardman lives; ex-cons deserve 2nd chance; don't dump dogs; ban fracking throughout Mahoning County

Opinion: Drug testing could have saved lives of Boardman High grads The Boardman school board has taken the


Don’t stereotype child abusers as looking like social misfits

Opinion: Don’t stereotype child abusers as looking like social misfits Since April is “Child Abuse


Don’t let mandatory drug testing turn Boardman High into prison

Opinion: Don’t let mandatory drug testing turn Boardman High into prison There is no denying that sub-


Group health-insurance model lacks fairness, common sense

Opinion: Group health-insurance model lacks fairness, common sense So you want to be a health care