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Fracking gives cause for concern

Opinion: Fracking gives cause for concern Over the past year, I have been hearing more and more about

Justice requires patience

Opinion: Justice requires patience The letter, “Someone must speak for Trayvon,” shows what is wrong with

Think of charitable possibilities

Opinion: Think of charitable possibilities It seems everywhere you go you hear or see something about the

Get teachers away from testing

Opinion: Get teachers away from testing Are state proficiencies fool- ing parents and taxpayers? Having

A lot of writers on religious matters seem to get things wrong

Opinion: A lot of writers on religious matters seem to get things wrong There have been letters in The

Who had right to stand ground?

Opinion: Who had right to stand ground? I have followed the Trayvon Martin case from the beginning to now.

Sad trip down memory lane

Opinion: Sad trip down memory lane I recently found myself Sit- ting in my car outside the former Packard

No secret about where president stands on same-sex marriage

Opinion: No secret about where president stands on same-sex marriage The point of an Associated Press

There has to be a better way than fracking to save economy

Opinion: There has to be a better way than fracking to save economy As a resident of the Mahon- ing Valley,

No plea deals for murderers

Opinion: No plea deals for murderers I am writing this letter in dis- gust, sadness and just frustration

There are big gains to be made with an increase in bed tax

Opinion: There are big gains to be made with an increase in bed tax As a follow up to the April 2 story by

Youngstown students show talent

Opinion: Youngstown students show talent The students attending Youngstown Chaney and East High School

Voter referendums are a threat to Ohio and should be reined in

Opinion: Ohio’s sovereignty is at risk every time a referendum is put on the ballot. The General Assembly

Someone must speak for Trayvon

Opinion: Someone must speak for Trayvon George Zimmerman is lying. How do I know? Because I happen to

This is no time to raise salaries

Opinion: This is no time to raise salaries I am very much shaken by the article in the March 28 Vindicator

Let the forest support itself

Opinion: Let the forest support itself In response to the March 25 article on “easy money” to Poland

Reaction to a levy failure

Opinion: Reaction to a levy failure Recently the Vindicator published two page one articles about the

Column distorted Catholic view

Opinion: Column distorted Catholic view As a life long Roman Catho- lic, I am pretty accustomed to anti-

Climate changes aren’t so sweet

Opinion: Climate changes aren’t so sweet The Vindicator’s article last weekend regarding the Boardman Maple

Former Tod, United buildings have unique place in industial history

Opinion: I was saddened to see that now all of the former United Engineering plant is scheduled to be

Postal service has been slipping

Opinion: Postal service has been slipping I’ve been watching the news programs and reading The Vindicator

What do we get for our money?

Opinion: What do we get for our money? In a March 22 Vindicator ar- ticle, continuing economic development

There could be more to the story

Opinion: There could be more to the story When I read about the plight of Rik Blake, the veteran who bought

Clarification

Opinion: Clarification A letter that appeared in Monday’s column written by Chuck Johnson regarding

Make Republicans welcome here

Opinion: Make Republicans welcome here Speaker John Boehner’s com- ment during a recent visit to Mahoning

Who pays for what in Boardman?

Opinion: Who pays for what in Boardman? Back in April, I believe, the Boardman Township trustees voted to

Stop strippers at the scrap yards

Opinion: Stop strippers at the scrap yards I recently was party to a most unpleasant situation that many

Don’t coddle criminal element

Opinion: Don’t coddle criminal element The headline read, “37-year YPD officer retires after probe into

Seeking pension justice at Delphi

Opinion: Seeking pension justice at Delphi Vice President Biden spoke at a UAW hall in Toledo recently

Let him count the ways that Ohio tax dollars are abused

Opinion: Last week I heard Lib- erty Township Admini- strator Pat Ungaro addressing local economic problems

Put brakes on fracking now

Opinion: Put brakes on fracking now As a resident of Poland and having grown up in Youngstown [Boardman],

Who knows what Americans want?

Opinion: Who knows what Americans want? I am fed up with the “Party of the affluent” in their zeal to

Not everyone loves the parade

Opinion: Not everyone loves the parade After 5 years of living in Ohio, I finally got to one of the St.

Ten years and counting from close of Mill Creek Park ice rink

Opinion: This winter marks 10 years since the Mill Creek Park ice-skating rink closed. The park is in the

Next step in fixing health-care system is universal coverage

Opinion: Next step in fixing health-care system is universal coverage Why should you look for American