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Addressing teen alcohol problem

Opinion: Addressing teen alcohol problem Two years ago, a group of concerned citizens in Canfield,

Good people step up, get results

Opinion: Good people step up, get results This letter is to let people know that there are many good

Let politicians make first sacrifice

Opinion: Let politicians make first sacrifice Am I crazy or are Americans stupid? Where were all the

Talk tough, act tough, be tough

Opinion: Talk tough, act tough, be tough I am disappointed in the White House response to the recent world

Justice not served by judge’s rant

Opinion: Justice not served by judge’s rant The headline on the top story on the March 4 Local page blared:

Who more deserves the blame?

Opinion: Who more deserves the blame? On Sept. 11, 2001, and in the days, weeks and months after the

Keep the turnpike as it is

Opinion: Keep the turnpike as it is Get I am writing in regard to Gov. John Kasich’s attempt to privatize

City schools are the answer

Opinion: City schools are the answer Your March 10 article “Pop- ulation Plunge” has Mayor Williams trying

Let us see the beauty of Courthouse statuary

Opinion: Let us see the beauty of Courthouse statuary Regarding Todd Franko’s article last Sunday, I

Some roads more equal than others

Opinion: Some roads more equal than others I happened to be driving on my street, Wilcox Road, on March 4

Get big money out of elections

Opinion: Get big money out of elections We need a new amendment to the Constitution — one that will set

Oh, great, another trade deal

Opinion: Oh, great, another trade deal President Obama will submit to Congress the U.S.-South Korean trade

They’re moving fast in Columbus

Opinion: They’re moving fast in Columbus There is real danger in the body politic in the state of Ohio. The

Elections have consequences

Opinion: Elections have consequences This letter is directed main- ly at lazy, uninformed or misinformed

An attack on clean air

Opinion: An attack on clean air As of late, it has been appar- ent in the media that anything from public

Learning something from Charlie

Opinion: Learning something from Charlie There have been a lot of news stories lately about actor Charlie

Priest gave a lifetime of service

Opinion: Priest gave a lifetime of service Our community has lost a great man of faith: Father William J.

Vouchers aren’t the solution

Opinion: Vouchers aren’t the solution A Vindicator article about a recent voucher problem quoted Gov.

Delphi retirees deserved better

Opinion: Delphi retirees deserved better I have no idea how many people saw the recent Bruce Gump and Mary

A place where freedom flourishes

Opinion: A place where freedom flourishes Cast a doleful glance across the Arab world, and look for freedom

A selective protection of rights

Opinion: A selective protection of rights The far right says that they are for more individual freedom and

Gas prices will kill the economy

Opinion: Gas prices will kill the economy THe other day, gasoline in Boardman was selling for $3.39.9 per

The management-labor pendulum

Opinion: The management-labor pendulum Thirty years as a union man- were not enough to keep my father

Pa. plan to turn tires into electricity deserves serious study

Opinion: Environmental issues per- taining to the proposal by Crawford Renewable Energy to build what is

Round and round we go

Opinion: Round and round we go Two stories piqued my ire last Thursday. Roundabouts have been in use

Negotiate, don’t run away

Opinion: Negotiate, don’t run away The current Wisconsin State employee protests will be coming to Ohio and

Preserve joy of snow days

Opinion: Preserve joy of snow days Picture this: The contin- uous fall of snowflakes, Jack Frost nipping

Not a fan of the new governor

Opinion: Not a fan of the new governor You have to love Gov. John Kasich. OK, you don’t have to love him.

Bargaining legislation takes us back in time

Opinion: Its back to the fu- ture for the middle class and for all public employees in Ohio. As you read

Mayor, columnist take unfair shots at Mahoning County courts

Opinion: This letter is in response to Mayor Williams’ attack on the Common Pleas Court judges and Bertram de

Is racing good for horses?

Opinion: Is racing good for horses? The horse has been our com- panion, it has borne our burdens, it has

Hands off Star-Spangled Banner

Opinion: Hands off Star-Spangled Banner I have heard the National An- them sung many times, and if I had

Police deserve more respect

Opinion: Police deserve more respect I am so tired of everyone put- ting down public employees as if they

Why not start sooner to build on success in Youngstown schools?

Opinion: Why not start sooner to build on success in Youngstown schools? It was most gratifying to read an

Scientific theory carries weight

Opinion: Scientific theory carries weight T HE Vindicator recently reprinted a Columbus Dispatch