Opinion and Editorial

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Don’t be apathetic; get out to vote

Opinion: Voters are being asked to approve additional money for school districts in Boardman, Howland and Niles.


Vindy paper route answered prayer

Opinion: Vindicator Route 302 – An answer to my prayer. As a teenager growing up on Youngstown’s East Side in


Hear something, say something, but do keep a sense of proportion

Opinion: WASHINGTON “Ladies’ lingerie.” It was a lame, outmoded joke – the sort of thing you say in a


Cursing in US an art form

Opinion: By Tom Purcell Cagle Cartoons Get this: The average American can’t get through the day without


Hail to region’s 2018 grads as commencements begin

Editorial: Thousands of college students and high school seniors in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys will walk


Public housing under attack

Opinion: By Ebony Slaughter-Johnson OtherWords Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson


Ryan’s political message meant to connect with middle America

Opinion: Since losing his bid for House minority leader in November 2016, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan has been busy


Roll up sleeves, take part in cleanup of Youngstown

Editorial: Join the Great American Cleanup of Youngstown on Saturday


Meet the president who knew too little about the Electoral College

Opinion: WASHINGTON Among the recent garbled effusions from today’s temporary president – cheer up; they


Hating women isn’t the answer

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords The recent attack in Toronto by a man who identifies as an


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Anti-frackers hope to fool Y’town voters in primary

Editorial: Opponents of fracking in Youngstown are hoping the lipstick they’ve put on the pig will fool the voters.


President Trump’s decency deficit quite evident in accusatory tweets

Opinion: WASHINGTON The nation’s capital today suffers from multiple deficits: The budget deficit, a


Celebrate In-Demand Jobs Week

Opinion: By Cynthia C. DUNGEY The Vindicator If there’s one thing I’ve learned after more than four years


Investors not being heard

Opinion: By Fran Teplitz OtherWords When we think about ways to pressure corporations to improve their


Hail Canfield students for stellar civic engagement

Editorial: A resurgence in constructive goal-oriented student activism must be counted as one of the few