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Taxing the rich won’t stop their investing; it’s how they make money

Opinion: We’ve been told that Mitt Romney is worth $250 million. He made $22 million last year and paid

Define ‘entitlement,’ please

Opinion: Define ‘entitlement,’ please I keep on hearing that Social Security and Medicare are entitlement

Breath of common sense

Opinion: Breath of common sense Regarding the decision/ agreement to conduct video arraignments at the

What’s happening in church

Opinion: What’s happening in church Where do children get the most hugs, kisses, and pampering? Church, of

Living in the past will get the Mahoning Valley nowhere

Opinion: Living in the past will get the Mahoning Valley nowhere Youngstown and the rest of the Mahoning

A third view of ‘Two Sides’

Opinion: A third view of ‘Two Sides’ The side by side articles by Mr. Betras and Mr. Munroe in Sunday’s

A little thought will go a long way toward improving the lot of animals

Opinion: When children Do Not measure up to adult criteria, are they thrown into the street to survive on

Liberty faces up-hill climb

Opinion: Liberty faces up-hill climb Liberty school district, I pray for your recovery. You have been led

To every nonproblem there is a perfectly impractical solution

Opinion: To every nonproblem there is a perfectly impractical solution I have been following the dis-

Who defines what’s unAmerican?

Opinion: Who defines what’s unAmerican? I would like to applaud State Rep. Bob Hagan for taking a stand

An injudicious use of ‘coward’

Opinion: An injudicious use of ‘coward’ As a candidate for Mahon- ing County sheriff, and an individual who

Employees: Watch what you say to seniors, and how you say it

Opinion: Employees: Watch what you say to seniors, and how you say it Businesses that employ ser- vice

Occupy is a shadow of Solidarity

Opinion: Occupy is a shadow of Solidarity It seems that the idealistic, gestural politics of the Occupy

Politicians aren’t worried about us

Opinion: Politicians aren’t worried about us The Republican Party has once again proven itself to be

Clean up the fracking waste

Opinion: Clean up the fracking waste With valid reason our community is voicing concern about injection

No hiding from horrors of war

Opinion: No hiding from horrors of war The Associated Press arti- cle in the Jan. 14 Vindicator was worth

Fifteen years and counting

Opinion: Fifteen years and counting In March, right after this year’s primary election, we will mark the

Don’t dampen American spirit

Opinion: Don’t dampen American spirit The Vindicator provid- ed a credible article Jan. 2 in “Quake fallout

Police levy shows trustees’ error

Opinion: Police levy shows trustees’ error Austintown trustees are placing a replacement levy to fund

Painting with a dire brush

Opinion: Painting with a dire brush A Jan. 4 letTer, “Fracking doesn’t sound so great,” paints an

Ohio bill would divert public funds to private schools

Opinion: Across the country, states are cutting budgets for public school funding and increasing funding for

Are we ‘feeling good’ yet?

Opinion: Are we ‘feeling good’ yet? Considering that Gov. John Kasich strongly supported Senate Bill 5, I

Geologists can be trusted to provide a professional analysis

Opinion: Geologists can be trusted to provide a professional analysis Noted in the discussion on the D&L

Things said that don’t ring true

Opinion: Things said that don’t ring true At the Dec. 28 public meet ing on the planned closing of the

Be wary of scraps and bones

Opinion: Be wary of scraps and bones The 4.0 earthquake I expe- rienced New Year’s Eve while inside my home

‘Young Guns’ misses target

Opinion: ‘Young Guns’ misses target There is something miss- ing from The Vindicator’s Dec. 31 “Guns and

Congress has only one pledge

Opinion: Congress has only one pledge The party of ‘No’ has signed a pledge to Mr. Grover Norquist to never

Fracking doesn’t sound so great

Opinion: Fracking doesn’t sound so great I drove through a white misty cloud of chemicals during well

Budget ramifications run deep

Opinion: Budget ramifications run deep The failure of the “Super Comittee” to agree on budget cuts and

How bad is health insurance?

Opinion: How bad is health insurance? With the Iowa caucuses scheduled for Tuesday, is there anything

Some wishes for the new year

Opinion: Some wishes for the new year I have a New Year’s wish list. Other readers may have ones of their

What do Ohioans want to sell?

Opinion: What do Ohioans want to sell? The question to each Ohio- an: Do you want our governor and

Another point in fracking debate

Opinion: Another point in fracking debate The debate over the hydro fracking industry is not complete

Of Palestine and Palestinians

Opinion: Of Palestine and Palestinians ADec. 23 letter, “Presiden- tial candidate panders,” criticized Newt

What Youngstown has to offer

Opinion: What Youngstown has to offer Hard times are nothing new to our beloved Mahoning Valley, but we