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Government is the problem

Opinion: Government is the problem I believe America has just two major problems — government takes too

Democrats demonize the rich

Opinion: Democrats demonize the rich Based on the reaction to a lettter I wrote last month, it appears

From one Marine to another

Opinion: From one Marine to another To the gentleman dining at the Olive Garden in Boardman around 7 p.m.

All could have learned from Bork

Opinion: All could have learned from Bork Judge Robert Bork’s recent death should remind us of the merits

Hang up before you fill up

Opinion: Hang up before you fill up I recently stopped for gas at the Circle K on Mahoning Avenue. While I

Beware of the enemy within

Opinion: Beware of the enemy within When they were campaign- ing for public office, members of Congress

Snow in December catches the street department by surprise

Opinion: Snow in December catches the street department by surprise Here we go again. Winter is here and

It’s not the guns, it’s the idiots

Opinion: It’s not the guns, it’s the idiots In the aftermath of the trag- ic shootings in Newtown, Conn.,

Healh-care model’s fatal flaw

Opinion: Healh-care model’s fatal flaw What do our medically insured people really want? As well as I can

Healthy, maybe; wasted, for sure

Opinion: Healthy, maybe; wasted, for sure Unless you’re in America’s school cafeterias on a daily basis,

Did drugs play role in shootings?

Opinion: Did drugs play role in shootings? The senseless shootings of 20 children and 6 female staff at

Youngstown board worked with fiscal commission on its budget

Opinion: Youngstown board worked with fiscal commission on its budget In response to the Vindicator’s Dec.

Saying farewell to an old friend

Opinion: Saying farewell to an old friend She was my friend, my walk- ing partner, my defender, my dog. I

Efforts of many helped seniors

Opinion: Efforts of many helped seniors On behalf of the staff at Home Instead Senior Care, I would like to

Time for Poland to lock the doors

Opinion: Time for Poland to lock the doors I have been a Poland resi- dent for 30 years and both of my

One girl’s survival raises questions about limiting fire power

Opinion: “Mommy, I’m OK, but all my friends are dead.” One unidentified brave little girl is reported to have

Howland partners with Food Bank

Opinion: Howland partners with Food Bank On behalf of the Howland Township employees and administrators, we

A projected shortfall isn’t the same as a real, live shortfall

Opinion: A projected shortfall isn’t the same as a real, live shortfall I feel I must respond to the Dec.

People with guns kill people

Opinion: People with guns kill people After every tragedy involv- ing an antisocial or mentally unstable

Not what Founders had in mind

Opinion: Not what Founders had in mind I write this letter in despair and anger. I feel horrified and

Civil society vs. military weapons

Opinion: Civil society vs. military weapons In the past 30 years there have been more than 60 mass murders

Obama doesn’t weep for all

Opinion: Obama doesn’t weep for all An excerpt from USA TODAY, Dec. 14: “‘Our hearts are broken today,’

Vindicator shares the blame

Opinion: Vindicator shares the blame Last Sunday’s article by Ber- tram de Souza about the cesspool in our

Place the blame for abuse where it belongs, on the abuser, not victim

Opinion: Place the blame for abuse where it belongs, on the abuser, not victim Why is it that in our soci-

Mahoning Valley is on verge of a new economic era

Opinion: Mahoning Valley is on verge of a new economic era In the late ’70s and early ’80s, as the steel

Fed & Phelps is special; what's city doing?

Opinion: I agree that this intersection has recently become a "special corner" in Youngstown. But more can and should be done toward revitalization of our downtown.

Misfits and deviants who voted for Obama will rue the day

Opinion: Misfits and deviants who voted for Obama will rue the day There has been a lot of talk about how

New research is worth a look

Opinion: New research is worth a look Twice recently (Nov. 1 and 29) The Vindicator has published

Exporting gas for wrong reasons

Opinion: Exporting gas for wrong reasons Everyone has an opinion about fracking, and it’s usually

Letters to the editor

Opinion: Letters to the editor

Occupation fuels violent reaction

Opinion: Occupation fuels violent reaction The U.S. media coverage of the Middle East’s latest

Hazards of going over the cliff

Opinion: Hazards of going over the cliff The Associated Press story, “Democrats: Go over fiscal cliff,” in

Canfield has committee surplus

Opinion: Canfield has committee surplus The city of Canfield has five boards and commissions: Planning

There’s no substitute for books

Opinion: There’s no substitute for books I am writing in response to the article about using iPads for

Envy isn’t really the issue

Opinion: Envy isn’t really the issue The letter in last Tuesday’s paper titled “Obama played class envy