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


Friday the 6th was a lucky day

Opinion: Friday the 6th was a lucky day Once again, The Vindicator had a banner day on last Friday’s


Tax money shouldn’t go to the dogs

Opinion: Tax money shouldn’t go to the dogs I opened up The Vindicator the other morning and read about


A case of thanks, but no thanks

Opinion: A case of thanks, but no thanks Day in and day out I read in the newspaper and hear on the TV


Crackdown on crime is working

Opinion: Crackdown on crime is working Mayor Charles Sammarone, Police Chief Rod Foley and others involved


Some ‘think tanks’ don’t think

Opinion: Some ‘think tanks’ don’t think I’m used to be stunned at the distance conservatives will go to


Obama picked winners and losers

Opinion: Obama picked winners and losers Political favoritism is proba- bly the best description for the


We should show our gratitude

Opinion: We should show our gratitude Shame on the individuals who were instrumental in bringing about


Competitive hot-dog eating could be hazardous to your health

Opinion: Competitive hot-dog eating could be hazardous to your health I read in the June 23 Vindica- tor


RG Steel workers should be wary of what they’ll get from PBGC

Opinion: RG Steel workers should be wary of what they’ll get from PBGC I’d like to welcome the unem- ployed


More than she bargained for

Opinion: More than she bargained for My wife, Jenny, and daugh- ter, Jaelyn, went to Target to purchase a


The cost of credit catches up

Opinion: The cost of credit catches up The May 20 Vindicator re- ported, “YSU to charge fee for use of


A better busing solution is needed

Opinion: A better busing solution is needed This past month, the Austin- town School Board informed parents


Girl seeking help was without sin

Opinion: Girl seeking help was without sin I finally read something that disturbed/perturbed me deeply


People in Warren made a year away from home an adventure

Opinion: People in Warren made a year away from home an adventure I arrived in Warren in the be- ginning of


Playing the fascist card

Opinion: Playing the fascist card At long last Thomas Sowell has figured out President Obama’s political


Crumbling morals take their toll

Opinion: Crumbling morals take their toll When a building develops cracks in the walls, the first priority


New buildings and latest technology don’t guarantee academic success

Opinion: Abraham Lincoln said, “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives.” I can honestly


Tom Sowell forgets his history

Opinion: Tom Sowell forgets his history Once again, a member of the Hole-in-the-Head gang picks up a quill


Tie-ups start at engineer’s office

Opinion: Tie-ups start at engineer’s office The traffic congestion on Western Reserve Road, South Avenue,


Holy cow! Many dared to dance to dance band at Covelli show

Opinion: Holy cow! Many dared to dance to dance band at Covelli show I don’t usually write letters to


The many traits of a good father

Opinion: The many traits of a good father What makes a good father? I believe the first time a man holds


Lessons from Sister Jerome

Opinion: Lessons from Sister Jerome When I opened last Thurs- day’s Vindicator, I thought I was


CCA already pays its fair share

Opinion: CCA already pays its fair share I am writing to provide need- ed context to The Vindicator’s June


There’s a new girl in town

Opinion: There’s a new girl in town We are reminded every day in some way or another that there is a new


Reacting to news of recent days

Opinion: Reacting to news of recent days What is going on? REcent stories report that Boardman wants to


Action needed to reduce violence

Opinion: Action needed to reduce violence When is the violence going to stop? The East and South sides of


What a bunch of crybabies

Opinion: What a bunch of crybabies Quitters, criminals and loser crybabies. That’s what our local


Anger at Austintown bus plan

Opinion: Anger at Austintown bus plan As the parents of a St. Chris- tine student, we are writing to


Reserve sacred honors for heroes

Opinion: Reserve sacred honors for heroes As A veteran I saw and expe- rienced a humiliation and disregard


Don’t wait for another accident

Opinion: Don’t wait for another accident I am a frequent visitor to the Boardman YMCA on McClurg Road. On a


Remembering a special day

Opinion: Remembering a special day At McDonald’s Memorial Day observance, Mayor Holmes read information


Count on Romney to show class

Opinion: Count on Romney to show class If Mitt Romney becomes presi- dent of the nation in January, I can


An old dog deserves more human compassion than this one was given

Opinion: A late night drive last Sat- urday night turned sour fast, leaving me disappointed with the Beaver


Choosing between food and fuel

Opinion: Choosing between food and fuel Of all the sales pitches as- sociated with the Marcellus Shale gas


Another view of being ‘stuck’

Opinion: Another view of being ‘stuck’ The day is a scorcher. Sun- shine beats down from a blue, cloudless