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Opinion | Our Voice | Columns Todd Franko Bertram de Souza David Skolnick Ernie Brown | Letters


Strategists are betting on ‘victims’

Opinion: Strategists are betting on ‘victims’ Mitt Romney’s previous remarks addressing 47 percent of


We need a new energy president

Opinion: We need a new energy president Today, as hundreds of mil- lions of dollars are being distributed


Park board should re-evaluate

Opinion: Park board should re-evaluate The Park Commissioners an- nounced during a special meeting Sept. 18


City should take into account the hazards of shale gas development

Opinion: City should take into account the hazards of shale gas development Based on evidence from other


Girard Lakes have a potential that should be explored and developed

Opinion: Thanks to factors that in- clude a new pipe mill, Girard, a city of some 10,000 north of Youngstown,


Sowell got one right

Opinion: Sowell got one right In his latest column, Thomas Sowell wrote the following: “We need more tax


What about party loyalty?

Opinion: What about party loyalty? I was appalled when I read the article in the Vindicator that an


Council has a duty to be fair

Opinion: Council has a duty to be fair At the Sept. 5 Canfield City Council meeting, a letter addressed to


Obama, Clinton to blame in Libya

Opinion: Obama, Clinton to blame in Libya What a tragedy, that four Americans, including our Ambassador


More than one way to dodge taxes

Opinion: More than one way to dodge taxes Not long ago a letter to the editor asserted that Mitt Romney’s


What were young voters thinking?

Opinion: What were young voters thinking? Voting records indicate that young voters were 80 percent in


Criticism of Romney defies logic

Opinion: Criticism of Romney defies logic Apparently, Mitt Romney is not qualified to be president because


America is something special

Opinion: America is something special As American citizens we have been given the greatest heritage ever


Two less than inspiring choices

Opinion: Two less than inspiring choices Choosing someone for whom to vote for president will for me, once


There are no barriers to voting

Opinion: There are no barriers to voting Voting has never been eas- ier in Ohio. Residents have the


Clamp down on big oil companies

Opinion: Clamp down on big oil companies The gas crunch again. It’s hard to believe that there is a simple


Other presidents had it tougher

Opinion: Other presidents had it tougher Upon observing politics for the past 40 years, I find it amazing


Fix roads that really need fixing

Opinion: Fix roads that really need fixing I cannot believe that there are not letters pouring in about


Romney proves his weakness

Opinion: Romney proves his weakness Mitt Romney has shown the world that he is not qualified to serve as


President earned another term

Opinion: President earned another term When Rahm Emanuel, mayor of Chicago, took the stage at the


Thank God for Jim Traficant

Opinion: Thank God for Jim Traficant How does one of your writ- er’s who said he did not read Congressman


Feeling good isn’t a good goal

Opinion: Feeling good isn’t a good goal I’m writing this letter at three o’clock. The hour of Jesus’


There’s another side to the story about OHSAA athletic eligibility

Opinion: There’s another side to the story about OHSAA athletic eligibility After watching the local


Try being fair to both sides

Opinion: Try being fair to both sides In an Aug. 27 letter to the ed- itor, the writer complained that


A moment of truth for Obama

Opinion: A moment of truth for Obama A reporter for the Daily Caller, Matthew Boyle, has established


New technology brings challenges

Opinion: New technology brings challenges Good grief, the doomsday people are at it again. It is amazing


The missing ballot option

Opinion: The missing ballot option A front-page story Aug. 25 asked the question “Who is ‘right’ in race


Hand-scanning time clocks are an example of what’s going wrong

Opinion: Hand-scanning time clocks are an example of what’s going wrong The new hand-scanning time clocks


Obama vs. Romney: a clear choice

Opinion: Obama vs. Romney: a clear choice Facts can be a funny thing. If they don’t fit your political


Time to save part of our Valley

Opinion: Time to save part of our Valley I recall the days of the Save Our Valley Campaign to bring the


Inappropriate billboard trivializes 17th District congressional race

Opinion: As I drove on I-680 the other day, I saw a political ad on a billboard (just before the Glenwood-


Beware of the newest invaders

Opinion: Beware of the newest invaders Our land is being invaded, not by a foreign army but by a domestic


Violence is incomprehensible

Opinion: Violence is incomprehensible I am in total disbelief. Total shock. The recent violence and


Reason to dread a brother’s visit

Opinion: Reason to dread a brother’s visit Recently a letter from a former Youngstown resident complained


Turbo-prop service is seen as the first step in expansion at airport

Opinion: Turbo-prop service is seen as the first step in expansion at airport We wholeheartedly agree with