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Put a priority on voting

Opinion: Put a priority on voting EDITOR: I was thrilled to read that everybody who gets out to vote or


Forum shares the blame for fiddling while Rome burned

Opinion: Forum shares the blame for fiddling while Rome burned EDITOR: While defending his hospital's


Warren voters can renew their support of schools

Opinion: Warren voters can renew their support of schools EDITOR: As a lifetime Trumbull County


Mr. Employer: Americans will work, if you pay them

Opinion: Mr. Employer: Americans will work, if you pay them EDITOR: Having spent the last several weeks


Boardman trustees are making necessary changes

Opinion: Boardman trustees are making necessary changes EDITOR: Wahh, Wahh! You would think Saddam


Libraries lose state support; must turn to local residents

Opinion: Libraries lose state support; must turn to local residents EDITOR: The defeat of the Trumbull


Fallen police officers should get the honor they've earned

Opinion: Fallen police officers should get the honor they've earned EDITOR: In 1962, President Kennedy


Teens, summer jobs and safety should go together

Opinion: Teens, summer jobs and safety should go together EDITOR: Summer is just around the corner. Soon


City's block grant money isn't for building streets

Opinion: City's block grant money isn't for building streets EDITOR: As a downtown businessman and


Let the people decide

Opinion: Let the people decide EDITOR: This letter is prompted by the article "Medical battle goes back


Editorial missed the point of what's wrong in Boardman

Opinion: Editorial missed the point of what's wrong in Boardman EDITOR: Your April 11 editorial gently


Casinos would be better bet if Ohio is open to gambling

Opinion: Casinos would be better bet if Ohio is open to gambling EDITOR: In 2005, Jane Campbell, then


School board members should do a better job

Opinion: School board members should do a better job EDITOR: It's that time again for the superintendent


Science isn't infallible

Opinion: Science isn't infallible EDITOR: Modern scientists tend to extol the purity of science and


Library isn't a luxury

Opinion: Library isn't a luxury EDITOR: I grew up in the Great Depression when little things meant a


No security at Forum

Opinion: No security at Forum EDITOR: I read with interest last Sunday's column by Mr. Sweeney and,


Youngstown police are doing great job near Chevy Centre

Opinion: Youngstown police are doing great job near Chevy Centre EDITOR: I am writing to commend the


Forum woes raise questions

Opinion: Forum woes raise questions EDITOR: A recent Vindicator article argued for greater community


U.S. industries and workers don't get protection they deserve from unfair trade

Opinion: U.S. industries and workers don't get protection they deserve from unfair trade EDITOR: A little


Two rising political stars

Opinion: Two rising political stars EDITOR: It is time we sit back and take notice of the two young


It's time for a massive housecleaning in Valley

Opinion: It's time for a massive housecleaning in Valley EDITOR: The hiring of a former judge who has


Sneaking in your snacks will hurt theater business

Opinion: Sneaking in your snacks will hurt theater business EDITOR: I feel I must respond to the recent


Bush team must develop plan for troop withdrawal

Opinion: Bush team must develop plan for troop withdrawal EDITOR: We have been in Iraq for three years


It's time to end senseless bickering over the war

Opinion: It's time to end senseless bickering over the war EDITOR: Politics stinks. I've read and heard


Brookfield board making cuts that harm students

Opinion: Brookfield board making cuts that harm students EDITOR: After attending the Brookfield school


Drama in the theater lobby

Opinion: Drama in the theater lobby EDITOR: Recently I was at a movie theater and I saw two ladies who


Response to observations about Democrats gets a letter writer to thinking

Opinion: EDITOR: In a previous letter, I expressed my awe and amazement at the degenerating mental state of


When it comes to fantasies, critics of President Bush have more to say

Opinion: EDITOR: Bravo to William Huntington for his letter taking issue with the writer who suggested


Ohio avoids addressing school finance issue

Opinion: Ohio avoids addressing school finance issue EDITOR: On four occasions during the past fourteen


Bookstore's inventory is meant to please customers

Opinion: Bookstore's inventory is meant to please customers EDITOR: The library would like to take this


Nuclear deal with India would be good for the U.S.

Opinion: Nuclear deal with India would be good for the U.S. EDITOR: Congress should approve the landmark


Nation will bear the high cost of staying the course

Opinion: Nation will bear the high cost of staying the course EDITOR: Now that the war in Iraq is nearing


Bookstore at Poland library is giving books short shrift

Opinion: Bookstore at Poland library is giving books short shrift EDITOR: This letter is written


Girard's dam is a vestige of the past that is worth saving

Opinion: Girard's dam is a vestige of the past that is worth saving EDITOR: The vestiges of our Valley's


Things you didn't know about Melrose Avenue case

Opinion: Things you didn't know about Melrose Avenue case EDITOR: I am writing to respond to letters