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Dem dinner merited coverage

Opinion: Dem dinner merited coverage I am not sure what Mahon- ing County Republican Party chairman Mark


President should be given respect

Opinion: President should be given respect It is too bad that we have so many bigots in this country that


Protect water before anything else

Opinion: Protect water before anything else Present Ohio law does not adequately protect clean water


Keep postal center in Youngstown

Opinion: Keep postal center in Youngstown I am saddened to see the loss of these jobs at our postal


SCOPE is as open as it has to be

Opinion: SCOPE is as open as it has to be The front page article, “SCOPE’s business is none of your


It’s time for Lordstown leaders to report the facts on turbines

Opinion: It’s time for Lordstown leaders to report the facts on turbines At about this time last year, the


Outpouring of help for cleanup proves Youngstown still rocks

Opinion: Outpouring of help for cleanup proves Youngstown still rocks It’s a wonderful day in the


GOP reaps what the press sows

Opinion: GOP reaps what the press sows I read Bertram de Souza’s Feb. 26 column in The Vindicator with a


Death of Davy Jones brings back memories of a great time to be a kid

Opinion: The recent passing of Davy Jones and the coverage of his lead in The Monkees brought back a flood


Hospital patient getting a deal

Opinion: Hospital patient getting a deal A letter last Sunday was humorous and would seem to reflect the


Get money out of politics

Opinion: Get money out of politics I believe that a constitutional amendment should be enacted in which


America must mend its ways

Opinion: America must mend its ways The Feb. 24 letter, “Reciting a long list of dislikes” is typical of


Misconceptions in Liberty

Opinion: Misconceptions in Liberty As a longtime Liberty Town- ship resident I want to commend Trustee Stan


President is changing his tune

Opinion: President is changing his tune I just heard the president re- gurgitate the argument that it isn’t


Who runs the country? Not them

Opinion: Who runs the country? Not them Despite the fact I’m bald, I swear I’m going to pull my hair out


Keep government and insurance companies out of my room

Opinion: Keep government and insurance companies out of my room I recently had the misfor- tune to spend a


keg” is having a detrimental impact on the cost of crude, even as we speak. But there are

Opinion: keg” is having a detrimental impact on the cost of crude, even as we speak. But there are measures,


Reciting a long list of dislikes

Opinion: Reciting a long list of dislikes I would like to respond to Thomas Sowell’s Feb. 15 column in


Civility is an American trait

Opinion: Civility is an American trait The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., once said in a speech “we are


Another view of fracking

Opinion: Another view of fracking In reference to a Feb. 3 letter to the editor (“Don’t blame quakes on


A different view of fracking

Opinion: A different view of fracking The letter writer from Salem suggested the support of fracking from


Doctors took aim at wrong target

Opinion: Doctors took aim at wrong target Last Wednesday, a group of Mahoning Valley physicians led a


First Amendment freedoms don’t place churches above the law

Opinion: When the contraception issue first made headlines a week or two ago, the American Catholic Bishops


Animal abuse merits punishment

Opinion: Animal abuse merits punishment It has been one horrific story after another. Animals are being


Government intrusion on church practices violates the Constitutional

Opinion: I make it a practice to read the Vindicator each day, listen to various spin doctors on TV,


Things aren’t as rosy as portrayed

Opinion: Things aren’t as rosy as portrayed I take exception to Gov. John Kasich’s analysis of area


Democrats first, Catholics second

Opinion: Democrats first, Catholics second In a Feb. 10 letter to the editor, a writer takes issue with


Let Pa. keep its own wastewater

Opinion: Let Pa. keep its own wastewater The headline in the Jan. 28 Vindicator read, “No cause for alarm


The church provides guidance

Opinion: The church provides guidance In A letter in last Friday’s VIn- dicator, a writer started out by


Bishop’s letter just stated the facts

Opinion: Bishop’s letter just stated the facts In response to Friday’s letter to the editor, “Bishops


Misplaced priorities cost the city

Opinion: Misplaced priorities cost the city The West side Sparkle Mar- ket will close Monday, and that


Bishop Murry’s letter appalling

Opinion: Bishop Murry’s letter appalling As a Roman Catholic, I am ap- palled by Bishop Murry’s letter that


Passing laws isn’t meant to be easy

Opinion: Passing laws isn’t meant to be easy I often read the letters to the editor. Why is it that those


Too many people abuse system

Opinion: Too many people abuse system What has happened to Americans working hard for their income? I was


George Will continues to tell his believers what they want to hear

Opinion: George Will continues to tell his believers what they want to hear The George Will essay pub-