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Opinion | Our Voice | Columns Todd Franko Bertram de Souza David Skolnick Ernie Brown | Letters


Obama’s long overreach

Opinion: Obama’s long overreach EDITOR: So our “Dear Leader” is dictating the pay of executives in


The cost of war in Afghanistan

Opinion: The cost of war in Afghanistan EDITOR: On “Meet the Press,” Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey was


A Mahoning Valley enigma

Opinion: A Mahoning Valley enigma EDITOR: I am a former resident of the Mahoning Valley. Having lived in


Preserve the Wilson name

Opinion: Preserve the Wilson name EDITOR: As a proud alumni of Woodrow Wilson, I am asking all fellow


Forget party labels

Opinion: Forget party labels EDITOR: When did it become more important to be a Democrat or a Republican


First, earn their trust

Opinion: First, earn their trust EDITOR: Maybe the reason the Mahoning County sales tax was voted down


Health insuranced reform is endangered by lobbyists

Opinion: Health insuranced reform is endangered by lobbyists EDITOR: The voices of Ohioans are at risk of


What went wrong in Canfield?

Opinion: What went wrong in Canfield? EDITOR: Please, say it isn’t so. The article on the Oct. 28


Uproar over casinos laughable

Opinion: EDITOR: This letter will not be printed until after the Nov. 3 elections, but this has to be said.


Good for him

Opinion: Good for him EDITOR: I am so glad to see that the former director of Mill Creek was awarded


Benefits of immunization far outweigh the risks

Opinion: Benefits of immunization far outweigh the risks EDITOR: A recent letter published by The


Climate bill is a killer

Opinion: Climate bill is a killer EDITOR: As I watch the debate unfold regarding climate change


Climate bill would be a killer of American jobs

Opinion: Climate bill would be a killer of American jobs EDITOR: As I watch the debate unfold regarding


Biros isn’t the only murderer who shouldn’t get a reprieve

Opinion: Biros isn’t the only murderer who shouldn’t get a reprieve EDITOR: Your Oct. 30 criticism of the


Nonchalant reaction to swine-flu threat risks lives

Opinion: Nonchalant reaction to swine-flu threat risks lives EDITOR: The global H1N1 influenza pandemic


Seeing shades of gray in plight of Delphi retirees

Opinion: Seeing shades of gray in plight of Delphi retirees EDITOR: I have ambivalent feelings about the


We’d feel differently about war if we were all invested

Opinion: We’d feel differently about war if we were all invested EDITOR: Last Sunday, our son John sent


There’s reason we’re here; think about it

Opinion: I’ve only lived in Youngstown two months. In a place where the question, “Where’d you go to school?”


Government can’t do it all

Opinion: Government can’t do it all EDITOR: I think we have two huge problems in all levels of our


Support Issue 2

Opinion: Support Issue 2 EDITOR: I would like to thank the Vindicator for its support on Issue 2. I


Correction

Opinion: Correction The signer of a Friday letter supporting passage of the Liberty School District levy


Issue 2 was oversold

Opinion: Issue 2 was oversold EDITOR: Even when I disagree with Vindicator editorials, they are at least


Libraries: the place to be

Opinion: Libraries: the place to be EDITOR: We need to save our libraries by saying yes to Issue 6 on


Liberty is challenged now, but there’s a promising future

Opinion: Liberty is challenged now, but there’s a promising future EDITOR: The Ohio Department of


Support for Poland

Opinion: Support for Poland EDITOR: I am asking Poland Village voters to support to our renewal levy on


Keep the money in Ohio

Opinion: Keep the money in Ohio EDITOR: I am troubled when I see a politician like Sen. Voinovich who


A chance to aggregate

Opinion: A chance to aggregate EDITOR: On Tuesday, Nov. 3, residents of the cities of Struthers and


Protect Ohio: Vote no on 3

Opinion: Protect Ohio: Vote no on 3 EDITOR: Ohioans have rightly turned down casino gambling four times


Demand fiscal accountability

Opinion: Demand fiscal accountability EDITOR: Regrettably, being a watchdog of taxpayer’s dollars is not


Tightening the belt is fine, but don’t ignore value

Opinion: Tightening the belt is fine, but don’t ignore value EDITOR: I am writing in response to the Oct.


Invest in Austintown

Opinion: Invest in Austintown EDITOR: I am an Austintown parent, an Austintown business owner, and an


Gambling isn’t a solution, it’s a growing problem

Opinion: Gambling isn’t a solution, it’s a growing problem EDITOR: The problem: Citizens so addicted to


Casinos are magnets for crime and misfortune

Opinion: Casinos are magnets for crime and misfortune EDITOR: I am shocked at the fact that so many


To vote or not to vote for Issue 3 — it can be confusing

Opinion: To vote or not to vote for Issue 3 — it can be confusing EDITOR: The anti issue three people


No, no, no, no, no, no, no

Opinion: No, no, no, no, no, no, no EDITOR: I am urging a no vote on Issue 3. Why? If the issue passes,