Opinion and Editorial

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Public safety will be in jeopardy if states follow Arizona’s lead

Opinion: By Linton Joaquin McClatchy-Tribune Legislators in states attempting to copy Arizona’s


Why the flap over the mosque?

Opinion: The debate over the “Ground Zero mosque” has evolved into something much bigger than whether a


We eat without thinking

Opinion: In response to the July 22 Vin- dicator article about chopping up body parts of an animal in a butchery class, I wanted to note the total disconnection between those who butcher and eat animals and the animals they eat.


Inhumane murderers should die

Opinion: Inhumane murderers should die I am an 80-year-old senior cit- izen who continues to hope for an


US can’t afford its military

Opinion: By Lawrence Korb and Loren Thompson Los Angeles Times America began the new millennium with


YSU’s new doctoral program will boost research reputation

Editorial: By coming to the Mahoning Valley to announce Youngstown State University’s first doctoral degree


GM heads back to market

Editorial: GM heads back to market We were not proponents of the government forcing General Motors into


Is YSU’s prez tough enough?

Opinion: Not to rain on Youngstown State University President Cynthia Anderson’s parade, but her first State


Obama is digging us out of a hole

Opinion: I have had it with the Republican rhetoric concerning the state of our economy. They expound about the failure of the Obama administration and his stimulus program.


Support kids who oppose violence

Opinion: The Youngstown City Schools are used to getting a bad “rap.” All kinds of allegations are lodged against them (the drop-out rates, low academic standards, and violence in the schools).


How do elected officials see you?

Opinion: Ever get a strange feeling that your elected officials think you are an absolute dolt?


Tips for Youngstown school board

Opinion: I hope the Youngstown Board of Education will....


Retired teachers owe no apologies

Opinion: As a participant in the Ohio State Teachers Retirement System, I am offended by the continual criticism of public-sector employees and their retirement systems by Bertram de Souza and some of the other guest columnists on your editorial page.


Win in Afghanistan is a loss

Opinion: By Tommy Sowers McClatchy-Tribune An old military maxim states, “Amateurs think about strategy


No answers to budget crisis

Opinion: COLUMBUS Ohio’s next governor — whether it’s a re-elected Ted Strickland or a new-to-the-office