Opinion and Editorial

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Vindicator editorials, letters will be missed

Opinion: Vindicator editorials, letters will be missed How will we decide whether or not to replace


Editor’s Note: As the clock winds down on The Vindicator’s final edition Aug. 31,

Editorial: Editor’s Note: As the clock winds down on The Vindicator’s final edition Aug. 31, we’re taking an


Vaping among today’s youth is a puzzling policy problem

Opinion: SAN FRANCISCO A 29-story office building at 123 Mission St. illustrates the policy puzzles that


Y’town Plan survives assault

Opinion: Hey, Jackie Adair, “troll” this. Or better yet, let’s play a kid’s game – something you and your


Torch carried by The Vindicator since 1869 is being extinguished

Opinion: The Mahoning Valley should “rage at the dying of the light” Beyond the three traditional branches


Brace yourself for toxic 2020

Opinion: By Dick Polman Cagle Cartoons White racism was at the root of Donald Trump’s 2016 candidacy, and


Pluses and minuses of Ohio’s new $70B budget

Editorial: Columbus Dispatch: Never mind what Ohio legislators who finally voted to approve the nearly $70


Ryan’s presidential bid is fizzling

Opinion: The future of U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan’s presidential campaign looks rather bleak. His final hope to


Schools should be wary of ploys

Opinion: By Cecily Myart-Cruz OtherWords Corporate America is looming larger and larger in U.S. public


Bailout of FirstEnergy will jolt Ohioans, environment

Editorial: The Ohio Senate’s passage Wednesday night of one of this state’s most odious anti-consumer bills in


GM’s Lordstown complex has earned a viable future

Editorial: As General Motors CEO Mary Barra and United Auto Workers President Gary Jones were shaking hands


55,000 children are in jeopardy

Opinion: By Rose Ramirez and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad OtherWords In 1968 – just a week after Martin


Apollo 11’s feat continues to dazzle

Opinion: WASHINGTON Thirty months after setting the goal of sending a mission 239,000 miles to the moon,


Climate change troubles nation

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords It’s hard to find the nuggets of good news in the media these


Rep. Amash is not a ‘total loser’

Opinion: PLYMOUTH NOTCH, Vt. Rep. Justin Amash has left the Republican Party and will now represent