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It’s up to the Democrats

Opinion: It’s up to the Democrats EDITOR: For years Democratic politicians like Tim Ryan, Sherrod Brown,


Pancreatic cancer should get more attention from public

Opinion: Pancreatic cancer should get more attention from public EDITOR: I am writing to let you know


There was no reason for dogs to die of starvation

Opinion: There was no reason for dogs to die of starvation EDITOR: I am writing to express my outrage


YSU earned a better grade in recycling than it got

Opinion: YSU earned a better grade in recycling than it got EDITOR: YSU’s recycling program is one of the


If 18-year-olds can serve, they should be able to vote

Opinion: If 18-year-olds can serve, they should be able to vote EDITOR: As a veteran, I strongly


Watch out if Barack wins

Opinion: Watch out if Barack wins EDITOR: If the polls are right, and Barack Obama is elected, the change


Despite Ryan’s endorsement, no confidence in Obama

Opinion: Despite Ryan’s endorsement, no confidence in Obama EDITOR: In Tim Ryan’s Oct. 28 endorsement of


Maintain Boardman’s oasis; support passage of park levy

Opinion: Maintain Boardman’s oasis; support passage of park levy EDITOR: Boardman Park, the Green Oasis


Payday lending is a plague

Opinion: Payday lending is a plague EDITOR: In his Oct. 20 letter, Tim Miller, communications director


City schools must write new kind of success story

Opinion: City schools must write new kind of success story EDITOR: Just once, the Youngstown Board of


Is vote fraud being ignored?

Opinion: Is vote fraud being ignored? EDITOR: There is a terrible thing going on in this presidential


Liberals want to give your money to the poor

Opinion: Liberals want to give your money to the poor EDITOR: What do you do with a good idea poorly


Sense of urgency is missing

Opinion: Sense of urgency is missing EDITOR: Faced with an economic crisis of major proportions, Congress


Democrats fail to counter false assertions

Opinion: Democrats fail to counter false assertions EDITOR: As great a campaign as Sen. Obama has run to


Send a Libertarian message with your vote this year

Opinion: Send a Libertarian message with your vote this year EDITOR: On Oct. 18, the Vindicator ran two


Some depend on WRTA; everyone should support it

Opinion: Some depend on WRTA; everyone should support it I’m writing to urge the voters of Mahoning County


There are two ways to think about socialism; here’s one

Opinion: There are two ways to think about socialism; here’s one EDITOR: In reply to the letter of Oct.


Beatitude House sees the importance of bus service

Opinion: Beatitude House sees the importance of bus service EDITOR: The board of directors of Beatitude


Retired government employees get short shrift from Social Security; corrective action needed

Opinion: EDITOR: I am deeply troubled by the $700 billion dollar bailout of he financial market. The


Dressing provocatively isn’t a crime — and it shouldn’t be

Opinion: Dressing provocatively isn’t a crime — and it shouldn’t be EDITOR: This letter is in response


Who’s afraid of what?

Opinion: Who’s afraid of what? EDITOR: I turned 50 years old recently and I was thinking the other day


Better to ignore the screeds

Opinion: Better to ignore the screeds EDITOR: Normally I ignore the screeds of such as Star Parker (Oct.


Still a buyer’s market

Opinion: Still a buyer’s market EDITOR: It’s not all doom and gloom out there. I am a real estate


Newspaper and administration should heed Ohio’s chief justice regarding municipal court

Opinion: EDITOR: The thrust of The Vindicator’s Sept. 28 editorial was that newspaper, the mayor and his


Signs are protected speech

Opinion: Signs are protected speech EDITOR: I was disturbed to learn that Youngstown has an ordinance


Since someone asked ...

Opinion: Since someone asked ... EDITOR: To answer Monday’s question of what liberals want: We want


Looking for a better deal

Opinion: Looking for a better deal EDITOR: We could really benefit from an honest casino operation in


Signs have their limits

Opinion: Signs have their limits EDITOR: Election season is upon us as evidenced by the colorful signage


What do liberals want?

Opinion: What do liberals want? EDITOR: Liberals champion women’s rights — but when a woman not of their


Are bishops making Democratic Catholics choose?

Opinion: On Oct. 2, I was a guest at the First Friday Club of Greater Youngstown which meets on the First


Attacks on Palin a disgrace

Opinion: Attacks on Palin a disgrace EDITOR: This letter is a result of a great deal of frustration and


U.S. must look beyond Miami in forming Cuban policies

Opinion: U.S. must look beyond Miami in forming Cuban policies EDITOR: As a Cuban-born American I must


Pay attention to issues

Opinion: Pay attention to issues EDITOR: Didn’t Ohioans vote against casinos? Why then did the government


Open up the lake area

Opinion: Open up the lake area EDITOR: I recently presented a statement to the Girard City Council


Attention, Hubbard residents

Opinion: Attention, Hubbard residents EDITOR: First of all I am sure Hubbard utility users don’t know