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Sheriff's department should get more credit than it does

Opinion: Sheriff's department should get more credit than it does EDITOR: I feel compelled to write this

Don't let casino dollars slip through Ohio's fingers

Opinion: Don't let casino dollars slip through Ohio's fingers EDITOR: I find it hard to believe that in

Cut wages, benefits in half before cutting safety service

Opinion: Cut wages, benefits in half before cutting safety service EDITOR: The writer of a letter last

Higher education is a good investment, even if a student has to take out college loans

Opinion: EDITOR: Unfortunately, there were some comments made in the higher education article on page one

Congress treated Social Security like a cash cow

Opinion: EDITOR: To date, the Social Security Trust Fund (SSTF) has been depleted by almost $700 billion.

Amtrak provides fine service and should be supported

Opinion: Amtrak provides fine service and should be supported EDITOR: Let me voice my objections to the

Trustees' response to Liberty fire levy was unnerving

Opinion: Trustees' response to Liberty fire levy was unnerving EDITOR: In a Feb. 26 editorial, The

No one else wants used tires, why should the Valley?

Opinion: No one else wants used tires, why should the Valley? EDITOR: Regarding the business of shredding

Nothing about closing of St. Brendan school rings true

Opinion: Nothing about closing of St. Brendan school rings true EDITOR: We are writing to respectively

Board of Elections convinced its on the right track

Opinion: Board of Elections convinced its on the right track EDITOR: The Vindicator's March 1 editorial

Support our troops in ways that count -- with mail

Opinion: Support our troops in ways that count -- with mail EDITOR: Our son just returned from serving 10

Prosecutor's ruling on negotiations should give residents and trustees pause

Opinion: EDITOR: The Vindicator story, "Ruling goes against trustee," pertaining to an opinion rendered by

Don't drive on the grass is sometimes easier said than done

Opinion: EDITOR: There's a rumor that a fee will be charged to users of all state parks. My recent

New county commissioners need support of taxpayers

Opinion: New county commissioners need support of taxpayers EDITOR: Recently the Mahoning County

Closing of St. Brendan school raises questions

Opinion: Closing of St. Brendan school raises questions EDITOR: As St. Brendan's, the school I have

When intelligent people talk, the truth will out

Opinion: When intelligent people talk, the truth will out EDITOR: In the general population of the

Send Struthers board a message; vote no on tax hike

Opinion: Send Struthers board a message; vote no on tax hike EDITOR: I am writing in regard to the

Medicare prescription costs must be controlled somehow

Opinion: Medicare prescription costs must be controlled somehow EDITOR: As a retiree on Medicare without

Beware, America, Democrats are reinventing themselves

Opinion: Beware, America, Democrats are reinventing themselves EDITOR: Be on guard, America, the

Making marijuana available to patients makes sense

Opinion: Making marijuana available to patients makes sense EDITOR: "Hurrah," I shouted to myself as I

Cavalier attitude toward trash disposal hurts area

Opinion: Cavalier attitude toward trash disposal hurts area EDITOR: The San Francisco board of

Funneling taxes to schools that fail levies is unfair

Opinion: Funneling taxes to schools that fail levies is unfair EDITOR: After reading some recent articles

Quotes cut both ways

Opinion: Quotes cut both ways EDITOR: As long as we're throwing quotes around, like the writer did in her

MICHAEL LACIVITA Cat fever made young sailor sick as a dog

Opinion: A few days after entering the U.S. Navy in May 1943, I had my first harrowing experience. I was

Grass isn't always greener on the P.E.R.S. side

Opinion: Grass isn't always greener on the P.E.R.S. side EDITOR: In response to last Sunday's letter

Patronage doesn't inspire confidence in government

Opinion: Patronage doesn't inspire confidence in government EDITOR: Upon reading The Vindicator's

Struthers needs to make cuts before seeking tax increase

Opinion: Struthers needs to make cuts before seeking tax increase EDITOR: As I read my Feb. 9 Vindicator

Neocon tactic to destroy Social Security is unraveling

Opinion: Neocon tactic to destroy Social Security is unraveling EDITOR: Even before the ink dried on

If war story was wrong, why believe Social Security story?

Opinion: If war story was wrong, why believe Social Security story? EDITOR: Quote: "Do not let anyone

What's good for the taxpayer should be good enough for the public employee

Opinion: What's good for the taxpayer should be good enough for the public employee EDITOR: I am covered

Trumbull County isn't responding adequately to abandoned cat problem

Opinion: Trumbull County isn't responding adequately to abandoned cat problem EDITOR: What's wrong in

Referendum would clear way for casinos in Ohio cities

Opinion: Referendum would clear way for casinos in Ohio cities EDITOR: There has been some exposure as of

Life in the city disproves unflattering stereotype

Opinion: Life in the city disproves unflattering stereotype EDITOR: I am writing in response to the

The time to start rebuilding Youngstown has come

Opinion: The time to start rebuilding Youngstown has come EDITOR: I attended the Youngstown 2010 public

Johnny isn't gone, he's just gotten a better gig

Opinion: Johnny isn't gone, he's just gotten a better gig EDITOR: Someone told me, the other day, that