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Why YSU will survive adversity

Opinion: Why YSU will survive adversity As a 35-year-old grad- uate school student at Youngstown State, the

Property owners pay enough

Opinion: Property owners pay enough Once again candidates for public office tell us before the election

This isn’t the time for raises

Opinion: This isn’t the time for raises Is Paul Gains out of his mind? Raises for his employees when there

Suddenly the powers notice crime

Opinion: Suddenly the powers notice crime As a longtime resident of this (un)fair city I am frustrated with

The not-so-good old days

Opinion: The not-so-good old days There are those who want to go back to the good old days, like “Little

Some hate America, yet they stay

Opinion: Some hate America, yet they stay Recently I stopped in an Arab owned store to do some grocery

Boss was too tied up in football

Opinion: Boss was too tied up in football I read a story on Vindy.com about football politics: an employee

County pay raises defy logic

Opinion: County pay raises defy logic We live in a city that now has more poverty and homeless than it has

Youngstown housing inspections encourage landlords to fix things

Opinion: Youngstown housing inspections encourage landlords to fix things It’s nice to know that the

Republican tactics on health-care reform don’t inspire confidence

Opinion: Republican tactics on health-care reform don’t inspire confidence In his Jan. 21 impassioned plea

Giving evolution too much credit

Opinion: Giving evolution too much credit The Columbus Dispatch ed- itorial titled “Science wins; teacher

Never assume a loved one is safe

Opinion: Never assume a loved one is safe I would like to join those who have commented on the state of

World has changed, but those who live by the sword die by the sword

Opinion: World has changed, but those who live by the sword die by the sword The Jan. 25 letter, “Bill of

Let’s see justice done this time

Opinion: Let’s see justice done this time Last September, Vivian Mar- tin was brutally murdered while

Consequences of vitriol

Opinion: Consequences of vitriol For several years I have be- lieved that the vitriol from the news media

Yes, Haiti needs trees

Opinion: Yes, Haiti needs trees Andres Oppenheimer’s arti- cle of Jan. 14 concerning Haiti needing more

Some metaphors are loaded

Opinion: Some metaphors are loaded Sometimes we pay a price for free speech, which is rich in metaphors.

Bill of Rights protects everyone

Opinion: Bill of Rights protects everyone While it is true that Jared Lee Loughner purchased a gun and

Ohioans get bad rap from Kasich

Opinion: Ohioans get bad rap from Kasich Ohio GOP considers tax breaks for businesses despite $8B deficit,

What we buy makes a difference

Opinion: What we buy makes a difference Recently I went shopping for a few items that I needed. Included

Stories on group homes spotlight need for society to do better

Opinion: The stories by Dan Pompi- li concerning the past and present problems at the House of Hope (formerly

Ode to the public library

Opinion: Ode to the public library How can Ohio’s public li- braries and librarians help you with your

There are good and bad nursing homes; be alert, ask questions

Opinion: There are good and bad nursing homes; be alert, ask questions There have been at least two

If GOP House is looking for scandals, it won’t have far to look

Opinion: If GOP House is looking for scandals, it won’t have far to look Now that the Republicans have

Trying to make sense of gas prices

Opinion: Trying to make sense of gas prices A recent Vindicator arti- cle addressed the issue of high

Outlaw guns? Why not cars too?

Opinion: Outlaw guns? Why not cars too? I am not surprised to see smoke billowing from the stacks of the

People over pols and pundits

Opinion: People over pols and pundits It took about a nanosecond for politicians and media blowhards to

People tried to save Polish Mass

Opinion: People tried to save Polish Mass I’m 19 years old and a very ac- tive member of St. Stan’s

Nursing home complaints

Opinion: Nursing home complaints A Jan. 2 letter in The Vindi- cator by Terry Gallagher about nursing homes

It’s better to learn to live together

Opinion: It’s better to learn to live together The prophetic insight by Mar- tin Luther King that “we shall

Prolonging pain in Afghanistan

Opinion: Prolonging pain in Afghanistan I watched South Carolina Sen ator Lindsay Graham recently on “Meet

Buy a stamp, save a person’s job

Opinion: Buy a stamp, save a person’s job Every time I read an article regarding the demise of the Postal

Another view of St. Stan parish

Opinion: Another view of St. Stan parish It has been somewhat dis- heartening to see the stories on the

Ark won’t float on tax dollars

Opinion: Ark won’t float on tax dollars While the Vindicator can’t be expected to fact check editorials

Schools can’t overcome neglect

Opinion: Schools can’t overcome neglect A letter in the Dec. 21 Vindi- cator about Anthony Catale’s remark