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Why not try a balanced approach?

Opinion: Why not try a balanced approach? When I was a boy and my family had money problems, my dad and

Looking forward to a repeat

Opinion: Looking forward to a repeat How about that Republi- can State of the Union rebuttal by Tea Party

Cal Thomas got it right

Opinion: Cal Thomas got it right I wholeheartedly agree with Cal Thomas’s article in the Feb. 13

Child abuse is a U.S. scourge

Opinion: Child abuse is a U.S. scourge Every year, 3.3 million re- ports of child abuse are made in the

Another setback for the Mahoning

Opinion: Another setback for the Mahoning It is sad for those of us who think there is still hope that

Boardman mechanics save the day

Opinion: Boardman mechanics save the day When one hears the names Austintown and Boardman in the same

Another question about fracking

Opinion: Another question about fracking When The Vindicator re- ported on D&L’s deliberate dumping of

Talk about two weak nominees

Opinion: Talk about two weak nominees I have been following the con- versations on the two cabinet

Big John will set you straight

Opinion: Big John will set you straight Gov. John Kasich and leg- islative leaders held a year-end press

Pennsylvania Republicans try to suppress vote and rig the count

Opinion: If Pennsylvania Republicans continue to have their way, Pennsylvania is headed toward a new type of

Don’t return to the bad old days

Opinion: Don’t return to the bad old days Lock Beachum made a state- ment at a recent school board meeting

Kasich is on the right jobs track

Opinion: Kasich is on the right jobs track When Gov. John Kasich unveiled his new Ohio jobs budget it

Communities must be vigilant

Opinion: Communities must be vigilant God rest Teddy Foltz and bless those that care about him, and seek

What went wrong in Teddy’s case?

Opinion: What went wrong in Teddy’s case? We saw, we knew, and we heard Teddy Foltz’s pain, but now, only

A job for a mayor and a president

Opinion: A job for a mayor and a president The two highest positions in the city, that of the mayor and the

Pervasive media influence the young and thereby remold our culture

Opinion: Much of what people learn now reaches them through the communications media. But two developments

Adults’ duty is to protect children

Opinion: Adults’ duty is to protect children Teddy Foltz-Tedesco of Stru- thers died from severe head

The slippery slope of gun control

Opinion: The slippery slope of gun control Gun control is not about guns. It is about control. The Second

News priorities questioned

Opinion: News priorities questioned This letter is in response to three headlines that in the Jan. 27

Looking for signs of peace

Opinion: Looking for signs of peace As a parent and a concerned citizen, like most others parents and

Columnists detached from truth

Opinion: Columnists detached from truth Last Monday began with gloomy clouds overhead and rain that would

Gun control isn’t the answer

Opinion: Gun control isn’t the answer The Vindicator headline after the senseless murder of many children

It’s time to act on gun safety

Opinion: It’s time to act on gun safety In the United States, more than 85 people are killed at the hands

Not following the Good Book

Opinion: Not following the Good Book I always wonder why officials swear on the Bible when they have no

When two Amendments face off

Opinion: When two Amendments face off In the Jan. 22 letter to the ed- itor, “The truth behind gun

Last thing needed are gun laws

Opinion: Last thing needed are gun laws I watched the president give his speech to fix the gun problem in

YSU brings out the best in students

Opinion: YSU brings out the best in students As I read Bertram de Souza’s column last Sunday concerning

Kids were going to school in the cold in Ohio for a long time

Opinion: Since when is cold weath- er an anomaly in northeast Ohio? Without so much as a skiff of snow and

Picking up your butts isn’t my job

Opinion: Picking up your butts isn’t my job When was the last time you were outside in a public area and

Enforce the law, then ask for more

Opinion: Enforce the law, then ask for more One point made by oppo- nents of further gun control is that

The truth behind gun violence

Opinion: The truth behind gun violence Remember the movie “A Few Good Men” with Jack Nicholson saying to

Marching for the right to life

Opinion: Marching for the right to life Pro-lifers march in Washing- ton armed with the word of God.

The FBI has been informed

Opinion: The FBI has been informed Since reading Bertram de Souza’s column, “Sheriff should call FBI,” last

Hollywood’s negative energy

Opinion: Hollywood’s negative energy Even as Americans crave en- ergy independence, Hollywood has once

Something is wrong with us

Opinion: Something is wrong with us What a sick unimaginable world we have become. A home was set ablaze