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He’s not old fashioned, he’s wrong

Opinion: He’s not old fashioned, he’s wrong In his July 14 column, “Per- ry’s day of prayer is intolerant,”

Fat cats don’t create jobs

Opinion: Fat cats don’t create jobs Please tell me what I’m miss- ing here: The Republicans are taking a

Boardman Township’s addiction

Opinion: Boardman Township’s addiction Aug. 2, Boardman Township will once again ask the taxpayers to dig

First rule for politicians: Listen

Opinion: First rule for politicians: Listen News flash to Democrats: The Republican Party is not going to

Working to reduce abortions is never a waste of anyone’s time

Opinion: Working to reduce abortions is never a waste of anyone’s time I wish to respond to Tuesday’s

It’s time for Republicans and Democrats to start serving ‘usn’s’

Opinion: It’s time for Republicans and Democrats to start serving ‘usn’s’ Republicans, stop trying to blame

Start class-action suit against US

Opinion: Start class-action suit against US I’m so furious with our feder- al government that I could chew

S.S. just ain’t what it used to be

Opinion: S.S. just ain’t what it used to be There has been a lot of dis- cussion again about making

H.B. 159 targets voter fraud

Opinion: H.B. 159 targets voter fraud Being proactive in thwart- ing the flaunting of any law should be

Trumbull agency farms out work

Opinion: Trumbull agency farms out work Recently the Senior Levy Committee of Trumbull County had bids

Beware of trade deals with China

Opinion: Beware of trade deals with China On July 15-17 A U.S.-China Governors Forum will be held in Salt

There has to be a cheaper way

Opinion: There has to be a cheaper way Could somebody please ex- plain to me how demolishing Westlake

Promote compromise, write to and pray for our leaders in Washington

Opinion: It’s well known that the U. S. faces a major budget crisis in the next few weeks that is causing

YSU police chief deserves no raise

Opinion: YSU police chief deserves no raise As a student of Youngstown State University, I personally have

God gets the last word

Opinion: God gets the last word This letter is in response to an opinion piece written by seminarian

Some Social Security questions

Opinion: Some Social Security questions We are being bombarded every day in every news media outlet about

Guarding against voter fraud

Opinion: Guarding against voter fraud Is it goofy to think that buy- ing a handgun by showing a utility

We’ve become slaves to drugs

Opinion: We’ve become slaves to drugs I see the city of Warren is hav- ing a problem with heroin. A

Inaction will cost townships dearly

Opinion: Inaction will cost townships dearly As a former trustee of Boardman, I was disturbed by David

Give us back our neighborhood

Opinion: Give us back our neighborhood Recently I’ve taken some criticism for placing signs at my Stewart

Give young skaters a break

Opinion: Give young skaters a break The neighbors who claim to want and deserve “peace and quiet” at a

Don’t lease Ohio’s state parks to oil and natural-gas drillers

Opinion: Don’t lease Ohio’s state parks to oil and natural-gas drillers We the people of the great State

Focus on children, not scandals

Opinion: Focus on children, not scandals Before Rep. Anthony Weiner’s resignation, a great deal of media

There’s nothing to fear but losing

Opinion: There’s nothing to fear but losing A May 29 headline asked, “Do casinos cause crime?” If casinos

Boardman clergy urge support for police levy at Sunday march

Opinion: Boardman clergy urge support for police levy at Sunday march The members of the Board- man

Valley can use its old technology to fuel new green-energy growth

Opinion: Valley can use its old technology to fuel new green-energy growth “Energy drives Valley native”

YSU faculty, staff have made many sacrifices in pay, workload

Opinion: YSU faculty, staff have made many sacrifices in pay, workload In last Sunday’s editorial, The

Shame on the mass media for the fall of Jim Tressel

Opinion: Shame on the mass media for the fall of Jim Tressel The Jim Tressel article Sports Illustrated

Pay disparities prove need for government leaders to cut back

Opinion: Pay disparities prove need for government leaders to cut back With all the talk of Senate Bill 5,

Don’t allow Legislature to slash funds for Ohio’s group homes

Opinion: Don’t allow Legislature to slash funds for Ohio’s group homes I’m not sure how I will vote this

Ohio Senate leader calls for review of true scope of state budget deficit

Opinion: Ohio Senate leader calls for review of true scope of state budget deficit I applaud a recent

Public and private are different

Opinion: Public and private are different In 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Wagner Act,

YSU should invest in parking

Opinion: YSU should invest in parking The meter has run out on Youngstown State University’s M-2 parking

NCAA writes rules to its benefit

Opinion: NCAA writes rules to its benefit Lately the NCAA has been throwing around the phrase “ethics

Focus on the majority of workers

Opinion: Focus on the majority of workers Republicans cheating the “working man?” I have to disagee with