Opinion and Editorial

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California dreaming? You bet

Opinion: WASHINGTON Under the current imperfect administration of the Universe, most new ideas are false,


Yes, Truman and FDR were great

Opinion: Yes, Truman and FDR were great I just cannot believe that any- one could write such a letter as


What price are Cafaros paying?

Opinion: Call it the curse of the Cafaros — on others. From James A. Traficant Jr. to James Tsagaris to


8 years of friendship — and 1 hard hour

Opinion: And, he was gone. It was a suddenness similar to the way he entered our lives. From his arrival,


Enrollment jump at YSU presents fiscal challenges

Editorial: Two days after Youngstown State University officials announced that the fall enrollment would top


V&M Star project was an effort for which many earned credit

Opinion: The Vindicator’s May 19 ed- itorial, “President’s idea to get out of Washington is a good one,” was


Forum gets another chance to emerge from bankruptcy

Editorial: After a year and a half of strug- gling through bankruptcy and spending millions of dollars on


Hail the Valley’s rebirth

Opinion: If you had told me two years ago that at midnight on a rainy Tuesday night, I’d be finding my way


A bad time to pick on landlords

Opinion: A bad time to pick on landlords As the owner of an apart- ment complex in the city of Youngstown,


Change brings corruption

Opinion: By Bruce Ramsey Seattle Times For the panic of 2008, a special place in hell is reserved for the


Boycotts and Big Oil

Opinion: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: You’ve got every right to be furious with BP. So are we. But unleashing


Israel deserving of criticism

Opinion: By Michael Ratner McClatchy-Tribune The United States has to stop letting Israel get away with


Don’t let political spin win

Opinion: COLUMBUS Democrats in the Ohio House and Senate are (gasp) appalled that the Republican-controlled


Hosting the World Cup gives South Africa chance to shine

Editorial: With 3 billion football Fans around the world (including soccer fans the U.S.), the quadrennial


Parties take easy way out

Opinion: The Ohio Democratic Party apparently believes it’s best for everyone to think alike and say the same