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Diplomatic success on Syria hinges on conduct of Russia

Opinion: Diplomatic success on Syria hinges on conduct of Russia 2But Syria is not Iraq. Iraq, contrary to


Wake up, electorate; don’t tolerate so many incompetent leaders

Opinion: Wake up, electorate; don’t tolerate so many incompetent leaders Let us discuss the problems facing


Architect offers his opinion on new fire station for Boardman

Opinion: Architect offers his opinion on new fire station for Boardman I have read the second arti- cle on


Let UN handle genocide charges

Opinion: Let UN handle genocide charges Once again the peoples of the world are witnessing graphic evidence


Proposed trade deal with Japan would threaten US auto industry

Opinion: Proposed trade deal with Japan would threaten US auto industry Kudos to Vindicator reporter


Is Syria latest example of US staging rebellion?

Opinion: Is Syria latest example of US staging rebellion? A humanitarian crisis is in full swing in Syria.


US can’t be world’s police force

Opinion: US can’t be world’s police force With all that has taken place in the Middle East and now with


Cal Thomas fails miserably with health-care propaganda

Opinion: Shame on Cal Thomas for recycling that propaganda about the alleged horror of health care in the


Tell Congress to stay out of Syria, bring other troops home quickly

Opinion: Tell Congress to stay out of Syria, bring other troops home quickly There were about 60 individ-


GOP’s opposition to Obamacare would not shut the government

Opinion: GOP’s opposition to Obamacare would not shut the government On a recent opinion page, The


City residents have right to decide on Bill of Rights

Opinion: City residents have right to decide on Bill of Rights It’s been a few years, but when I was in


Times have changed; high school dropouts today likely won’t succeed

Opinion: Times have changed; high school dropouts today likely won’t succeed 2222The days of my youth were


Supreme Nine in Washington try to thwart Supreme Being

Opinion: Supreme Nine in Washington try to thwart Supreme Being Three thugs in Oklahoma killed a 22-year-


Two-pronged strategy proposed to lessen Valley’s heroin epidemic

Opinion: Two-pronged strategy proposed to lessen Valley’s heroin epidemic Thank you for spotlighting the


Despite Republican high jinks, Obamacare may prove popular

Opinion: Despite Republican high jinks, Obamacare may prove popular When President Lyndon Johnson passed


Don’t just target YSU students; enforce parking equally in city

Opinion: Don’t just target YSU students; enforce parking equally in city Give the students a break. We are


Poor oral hygiene has links to Ohio’s high infant-mortality rate

Opinion: Poor oral hygiene has links to Ohio’s high infant-mortality rate Recently, the OHIO Depart- ment


Family of child-abuse victim seeks support for ‘Teddy’s Law’

Opinion: Family of child-abuse victim seeks support for ‘Teddy’s Law’ The Teddy Foltz-Tedesco Memorial


Don’t let yourself get hoodwinked by greedy motives of oil barons

Opinion: Don’t let yourself get hoodwinked by greedy motives of oil barons Let’s be sure of one thing:


Tea Party increasingly becomes albatross around neck of GOP

Opinion: Tea Party increasingly becomes albatross around neck of GOP In your school days, do you recall


Senior power aids Ohio

Opinion: Senior power aids Ohio Ohio’s population age 60+ will increase 30 percent by 2020 and 50 percent


Vindicator should forgive, forget past transgressions of Kerrigan

Opinion: Vindicator should forgive, forget past transgressions of Kerrigan I write about Pat Kerrigan, a


Influx of renters in Youngstown is not cause of crime spike in city

Opinion: Influx of renters in Youngstown is not cause of crime spike in city I am the President of the


Ponzi Scheme with fracking harms towns like Youngstown

Opinion: Ponzi Scheme with fracking harms towns like Youngstown Fracking does not provide any type of


Parent of ‘Hairspray’ performer calls Vindy review ‘amateurish’

Opinion: Parent of ‘Hairspray’ performer calls Vindy review ‘amateurish’ My 12 year-old daughter, along


Exercise and nutrition work best to extend human lives

Opinion: Exercise and nutrition work best to extend human lives The RECENT letter, “When your time’s up,


Zimmerman’s not-guilty verdict doesn’t make him totally innocent

Opinion: Some THREE weeks after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder or


Group health insurance created to appease ‘Commie symps’

Opinion: Group health insurance created to appease ‘Commie symps’ Why did many American businesses


City Bill of Rights aims to help residents, not hurt businesses

Opinion: City Bill of Rights aims to help residents, not hurt businesses Your opinion piece of July 29


When your time’s up, it’s up

Opinion: When your time’s up, it’s up Health insurance is the biggest money-making scheme ever perpetuated


A biblical answer to what ails us

Opinion: A biblical answer to what ails us What is wrong with this world and this country in particular?


19th-century suffragettes decried abortion as murder

Opinion: 19th-century suffragettes decried abortion as murder The writer of the July 20 column, “Lessons


Greed fuels rapid rise in gas prices

Opinion: Greed fuels rapid rise in gas prices Here we go again. As re- ported on “World News Tonight,” the


The right to vote is our salvation

Opinion: The right to vote is our salvation The Second Amendment will not save us from tyranny, the vote


America needs a thicker skin

Opinion: America needs a thicker skin 2 How many times did I hear this from my father during my childhood