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Effects of global warming seen in Africa

Opinion: President Barack Obama’s ominous warning about climate change stayed in my mind long after his


Time to boldly go once more to where only we have gone before

Opinion: On the spring morning in 1927 when Charles Lindbergh set off alone across the Atlantic Ocean, only a


Tracing our roots takes us to the ’50s

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Fifty years ago, on July 21, 1959, Grove Press won permission to publish D.H.


At YSU, ‘me-too’ defines greed

Opinion: If employees at Youngstown State University had not shown such unadulterated greed in gorging


Senator’s 9-1-1 effort will jeopardize our right to hear

Opinion: A New Jersey man was beaten by police officers who dragged him from his van after a short chase.


Health care isn’t free, and the system isn’t broken

Opinion: Health care isn’t free, and the system isn’t broken EDITOR: So Barack Obama wants to fix our


Vindicator ignores sacrifices public employees have made

Opinion: Vindicator ignores sacrifices public employees have made EDITOR: Throughout the recent months,


Heritage Foundation has an alternative to health care plan being pursued in Congress

Opinion: EDITOR: In last Sunday’s Vindicator, Congressman Charlie Wilson wrote a compelling column in favor


Rep. Ryan should support health-care reform bill

Opinion: Rep. Ryan should support health-care reform bill EDITOR: In the past year, the Mahoning Valley


When do prices come down?

Opinion: When do prices come down? EDITOR: When fuel, especially diesel, was sky high, the public was


This trip to New Orleans was a trip outside the comfort zone

Opinion: When is a trip to the “Big Easy” not easy? Sure, it’s physically not easy to work on rehabilitating


Who wins, who loses?

Editorial: Who wins, who loses? In retrospect, perhaps we should have recognized that Ohio was on a road that


The legacy of that ‘giant leap’

Editorial: Forty years ago this week, National Guardsmen patrolled the riotous streets of South Side


Obama’s best choice

Obama’s best choice Press-Register, Mobile, Ala.: President Obama’s nominee for surgeon general —


Cycling tour was exciting

Opinion: Cycling tour was exciting EDITOR: I wanted to send this letter to congratulate the winners and