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Test case points to vaccine link to autism

Opinion: Test case points to vaccine link to autism EDITOR: As the autism epidemic rages on in this


Support service bonuses for Mideast war veterans

Opinion: Support service bonuses for Mideast war veterans EDITOR: I’m writing to garner support for the


Oh, the unfairness of it

Opinion: Oh, the unfairness of it EDITOR: According to The Vindicator’s March 9 report on county


Youngstown voters spoke; the board should listen

Opinion: Youngstown voters spoke; the board should listen EDITOR: I am writing this letter to protest a


Leetonia should look for alternatives to Salem water

Opinion: Leetonia should look for alternatives to Salem water EDITOR: I live in the village of Leetonia.


Melfi, once a spendthrift, wants to scrimp on cruisers

Opinion: Melfi, once a spendthrift, wants to scrimp on cruisers EDITOR: I learned a long time ago not to


If you drag yourself away from the doom and gloom, you might even want to buy some stock

Opinion: If you drag yourself away from the doom and gloom, you might even want to buy some stock EDITOR:


Strike the tattered flag

Opinion: Strike the tattered flag EDITOR: What is the price to honor our American flag? I recently


‘Going green’ is not without its inconveniences, especially after dropping a CFL bulb

Opinion: ‘Going green’ is not without its inconveniences, especially after dropping a CFL bulb EDITOR:


Sometimes appointment is a better method than election

Opinion: Sometimes appointment is a better method than election EDITOR: While, as a resident of Trumbull


Hope you’re happy; I’m not

Opinion: Hope you’re happy; I’m not EDITOR: I would like to convey my deepest appreciation to the person


Cover the magazines

Opinion: Cover the magazines EDITOR: The Vindicator featured an article on the Feb. 25 front page about


Barack brings new promise

Opinion: Barack brings new promise EDITOR: Bertram de Souza’s column last Sunday attempted to validate


History may record this as the most important election in a century; act accordingly

Opinion: History may record this as the most important election in a century; act accordingly EDITOR:


Give people a lift to work

Opinion: Give people a lift to work EDITOR: I am the executive director of Burdman Group Inc., a


Liberty 911 center is needed

Opinion: Liberty 911 center is needed EDITOR: After being defeated in the November General Election, the


Police chiefs voice support for Liberty dispatch center

Opinion: Police chiefs voice support for Liberty dispatch center EDITOR: As chiefs of police, we strongly


Buses are for everyone

Opinion: Buses are for everyone EDITOR: Why would anyone outside of Youngstown want bus service? Are you


Looking at the election through Harry Potter’s eyes

Opinion: Looking at the election through Harry Potter’s eyes EDITOR: Watching Democrats abandoning


Resident is giving up on the city after living in Youngstown almost 85 years

Opinion: Resident is giving up on the city after living in Youngstown almost 85 years EDITOR: I am


The larger community has no use for WRTA

Opinion: The larger community has no use for WRTA EDITOR: I agree in part with the writer of a letter


Practice makes perfect

Opinion: Practice makes perfect EDITOR: Three cheers for Don Hanni, Jim Graham and Bert de Souza. These


Anatomy of a conservative

Opinion: Anatomy of a conservative EDITOR: The elections, the airwaves and the Republicans have been


The ironies of politics

Opinion: The ironies of politics EDITOR: How ironic: Consumers fuel the economy and if they’re strapped,


Can’t pin NAFTA on Bush

Opinion: Can’t pin NAFTA on Bush EDITOR: I watched Hillary’s speech from Lordstown, and I think she


Low IQ is not an excuse or a determinant of violence

Opinion: Low IQ is not an excuse or a determinant of violence EDITOR: For too long I have remained silent


No one likes to pay taxes, but WRTA provides a public service worth supporting

Opinion: EDITOR: No one likes to pay taxes. And I will admit that I have voted against a few ballot levies


Court ruling takes power from Mahoning voters

Opinion: Court ruling takes power from Mahoning voters EDITOR: Did the Ohio Supreme Court really take a


First, the Chinese send us toys and tires; next, cars

Opinion: First, the Chinese send us toys and tires; next, cars EDITOR: The unemployment rate leaps to a


Retiring firefighter snubbed by Hubbard elected officials

Opinion: Retiring firefighter snubbed by Hubbard elected officials EDITOR: Recently we had the honor and


A lesson in Liberty: Votes should count for something

Opinion: A lesson in Liberty: Votes should count for something EDITOR: Ever hear the statement, “Why


City high schools are victims of unfair Vindicator coverage of isolated events

Opinion: EDITOR: January 25, a fight broke out between two Youngstown city students at the East-Chaney


WRTA is a city thing

Opinion: WRTA is a city thing EDITOR: Why would anyone other than those living in Youngstown support the


Liberal Republicans and media are pushing McCain, just as they pushed out Taft

Opinion: EDITOR: The current political machinations going on in the Republican Party put me in mind of


Toll roads are the way to go

Opinion: Toll roads are the way to go EDITOR: The column by the Washington Post’s Fred Hiatt (Vindicator,