Letters

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


Partnerships and collaboration are keys to success for Youngstown and the university

Opinion: EDITOR: The recent Vindicator editorial regarding the “positive developments at one of the

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Support sought for bill

Opinion: Support sought for bill EDITOR: On behalf of the thousands of families in Ohio, and the hundreds


Of bats and men

Opinion: Of bats and men EDITOR: The other day at work I caught a bat that had been flying around in the


Another side of the story

Opinion: Another side of the story EDITOR: This letter is in response to the Sept. 15 letter, “Media


Let the union take initiative

Opinion: Let the union take initiative EDITOR: The real problem with the closing of Hubbard’s IGA remains


Sarah Palin is the best candidate ever

Opinion: Sarah Palin is the best candidate ever EDITOR: I believe presidential candidate John McCain has


A vote for Sarah is a vote for John McCain

Opinion: A vote for Sarah is a vote for John McCain EDITOR: I am writing this letter especially for the


Race has little to do with it

Opinion: Race has little to do with it EDITOR: Regarding the Sept. 16 article, “Democrats accuse locals


WRTA helps those who are trying to help themselves

Opinion: WRTA helps those who are trying to help themselves EDITOR: The Aug. 25 letter supporting the


Faith-based organizations fighting poverty need help

Opinion: Faith-based organizations fighting poverty need help EDITOR: As organizations who work on a


Bishop should broaden view regarding social justice

Opinion: Bishop should broaden view regarding social justice EDITOR: Bishop Tobin’s discussion of social


Media paint one-sided picture of Tom Kemp

Opinion: Media paint one-sided picture of Tom Kemp EDITOR: The print and broadcast media have focused


Speed limits serve a purpose

Opinion: Speed limits serve a purpose EDITOR: This letter is a follow up to one last Sunday, “City should


Pickets forced a good man to close his Hubbard store

Opinion: Pickets forced a good man to close his Hubbard store EDITOR: I was disappointed to read in The


Walk for a healthy heart

Opinion: Walk for a healthy heart EDITOR: Each year, heart disease and stroke claim more than 927,000


Effective regional plan for Valley requires cuts

Opinion: Effective regional plan for Valley requires cuts EDITOR: I would like to recognize the excellent


U.S. must stop meddling in affairs of Russia and Georgia

Opinion: U.S. must stop meddling in affairs of Russia and Georgia EDITOR: As one who has participated in


It’s time for all candidates to sound off on education

Opinion: It’s time for all candidates to sound off on education EDITOR: In the next few months, we will


County residents should not pay for bus service in city

Opinion: There ought to be a law against immodesty in public EDITOR: Cover up, young girls and women!


When diversity doesn’t come naturally, mandate it

Opinion: When diversity doesn’t come naturally, mandate it EDITOR: I have a lifelong friend who confessed


Cool, clear water

Opinion: Cool, clear water EDITOR: After Bertram de Souza’s Aug. 24 column, it seemed he was talking to


Frivolous campaign issues

Opinion: Frivolous campaign issues EDITOR: I had dinner with some classmates recently. We graduated high


When well drillers arrive, it’s time to pay attention

Opinion: When well drillers arrive, it’s time to pay attention EDITOR: With the increase in cost of


Don’t blame the bridge

Opinion: Don’t blame the bridge EDITOR: In response to Paul C. Campos’s Aug. 16 column, “The Golden Gate


Ready to welcome Penguins

Opinion: Ready to welcome Penguins EDITOR: On behalf of the entire Buckeye community, we would like to


Consumers should support crackdown on credit abuses

Opinion: Consumers should support crackdown on credit abuses EDITOR: As residents and consumers in the


Counting the ways that invading Iraq was a bad idea

Opinion: Counting the ways that invading Iraq was a bad idea EDITOR: Your view that Iraq should be forced


School board is failing

Opinion: School board is failing EDITOR: To the voters of Youngstown: “Let us be clear: the status quo


It’s all one county

Opinion: It’s all one county EDITOR: The Aug. 10 letter to the editor concerning the WRTA bus levy by


Just imagine: A Democrat infiltrated the wine tasting

Opinion: Just imagine: A Democrat infiltrated the wine tasting EDITOR: I was at a wine tasting recently


What does the future hold for Jackson-Milton schools?

Opinion: What does the future hold for Jackson-Milton schools? EDITOR: After the failure of the Jackson-


Give Youngstown a try

Opinion: Give Youngstown a try EDITOR: I would like to respond to an Aug. 14 letter in which the writer


Best advice: don’t panic

Opinion: Best advice: don’t panic EDITOR: The Vindicator ran a story Aug. 14 about the cease and desist


Why Youngstown is dying

Opinion: Why Youngstown is dying EDITOR: After reading an Aug. 5 news article on the 10 fastest dying


A church goes to the well

Opinion: A church goes to the well EDITOR: Clink, clank, squeak, clink, clank, squeak, buzz, groan. A