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Silent generation’s call to arms

Opinion: Silent generation’s call to arms We are called the silent generation, those of us born between

Politics as usual in Washington

Opinion: Politics as usual in Washington Have you been paying at- tention to the politics coming out of

Apathy toward the Phantoms perplexes ‘puck-nut’ from Pa.

Opinion: Apathy toward the Phantoms perplexes ‘puck-nut’ from Pa. A recent article in the Pittsburgh

Code enforcement gets short shrift

Opinion: Code enforcement gets short shrift There is an issue that paral- lels the shortage of sanitarians

Senators get away with shirking

Opinion: Senators get away with shirking On a recent Thursday, each and every one of the eight Republican

You can make a dog’s day

Opinion: You can make a dog’s day I much appreciated the arti- cle in the May 13 Vindicator concerning the

The many myths about gay people

Opinion: The many myths about gay people Reading the letter abouT gays and the Boy Scouts of America that

Obamacare is headed for hearings

Opinion: Obamacare is headed for hearings What’s the endgame for the legislative mash-up called Obamacare?

Learn how to help your neighbors

Opinion: Learn how to help your neighbors At the Mahoning-Youngs- town Community Action Partnership, we

Beware of moles with evil intent

Opinion: Beware of moles with evil intent Moles come in different forms. Most are animals, like the two

Remembering Mom on her day

Opinion: Remembering Mom on her day Just as Frank Sinatra put it, Mom was top of the heap, chairman of the

Scouts should stand for morality

Opinion: Scouts should stand for morality This letter is in response to your April 29 articles concerning

Getting ready for Mother’s Day

Opinion: Getting ready for Mother’s Day As I look back over my life, I am trying to understand why a

Young drivers are most at risk

Opinion: Young drivers are most at risk According to a report re- leased earlier this year by the Governors

No answer to terrible roads

Opinion: No answer to terrible roads I know the repaving job is al- ready started on New Buffalo Road. I

Editorial understated the issue

Opinion: Editorial understated the issue I’m afraid I have a bit of a quib- ble regarding your editorial of

Vote yes on charter amendment

Opinion: Vote yes on charter amendment I was very dismayed when I read the “Vote no on charter amendment”

Don’t blame your local board

Opinion: Don’t blame your local board Charter schools and vouch- ers take money from public school

Charter issue like a loaded gun

Opinion: Charter issue like a loaded gun Never give a loaded gun to a crazy person, because not only might

City needs more residents who care

Opinion: City needs more residents who care If all Youngstown residents were as concerned and active as

Backers of charter amendment are using manufactured issues

Opinion: Backers of charter amendment are using manufactured issues The issues that form the basis for

President is changing the nation

Opinion: President is changing the nation I am keeping a close watch on the White House and the Congress,

Stop sending the wrong message

Opinion: Stop sending the wrong message I am appalled at the isolation ist attitudes in this city. I can

Another view of the racino

Opinion: Another view of the racino In the fall of 2002, Austintown zoning board changed the zoning in an

Responsible gun law needed

Opinion: Responsible gun law needed Driven by the 2nd Amend- ment, a well regulated militia, the National

An experiment in gun safety

Opinion: An experiment in gun safety Let’s settle this problem once and for all. All we hear is that guns

Eleven years and counting

Opinion: Eleven years and counting This winter marked eleven years since the Mill Creek Park ice rink

Group wants East Side plaza razed

Opinion: Group wants East Side plaza razed The Northeast Homeowners and Concerned Citizens acknowledges

Wilson set example as lawmaker

Opinion: Wilson set example as lawmaker I was deeply saddened by the news that my good friend and former

Suburbanites know what’s best?

Opinion: Suburbanites know what’s best? I laughed when I read the recent Vindicator article pairing Dave

By definition and etymology, ‘marriage’ requires a man and a woman

Opinion: The question of “gay mar- riage” is not a religious matter. Nor is it a political issue. Rather,

Cartoon got the story right

Opinion: Cartoon got the story right The recent editorial car- toon depicting the burden of the post

Issa and his ilk ruining USPS

Opinion: Issa and his ilk ruining USPS Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is re- sponsible for the current state of

Take back the city with a yes vote

Opinion: Take back the city with a yes vote The citizens of Youngstown need to take back local control

Separating church and state

Opinion: Separating church and state The Vindicator reported on March 30 that Mike DeWine, Ohio’s attorney