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Austintown residents under siege on two fronts

Opinion: Austintown residents under siege on two fronts EDITOR: As a resident of Austintown. I find


Hillary, Bozo and the Bosnian superdelegates

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton has proved a relentless, even implacable campaigner, a veritable


In the interest of justice, justices should sell the stock

In the interest of justice, justices should sell the stock Washington Post: The Supreme Court


Dann’s troubles far from over

Opinion: As predicted in the “Dann Is Toast” piece published May 4 in The Vindicator, Marc Dann resigned as Ohio’s attorney general — his fall from grace the result of a boys-will-be-boys mentality that brought down another prominent Mahoning Valley Democratic officeholder, James A. Traficant Jr.


New reasons for the ‘Sunday car’ to make a comeback in America

Opinion: There was a term used in my home when I was a kid that brings back great memories. That term is “the


Old and new at YSU

Editorial: Old and new at YSU This was quite an extraordinary weekend in the city, one marked by dramatic


An objective evaluation of JEDD plan warranted

Editorial: Before the battle over Youngstown’s joint economic development district plan evolves into an all-out


Get back on track with Lake-to-River bike trail

Opinion: Get back on track with Lake-to-River bike trail EDITOR: At last, long-awaited spring is here. I


Pennsylvania’s older retired teachers don’t have it nearly as good as editorial implied

Opinion: EDITOR: Last Sunday’s Vindicator editorial, “Pennsylvania’s legislators up to no good on


Republicans put spin on Obama slogan

Change the slogan Scripps Howard News Service: To boost their morale and their poor prospects this


Four years is justice delayed to a ridiculous extreme

Editorial: Four years is justice delayed to a ridiculous extreme If the case of convicted murderer Joseph P.


Preachers rejecting one-issue politics

Opinion: What shook the earth last week in Washington wasn’t the president, Congress or anything from the


Bowzer to lawmakers: Yip, yip, yip ...

Opinion: COLUMBUS — Here’s one more reason to pity Marc Dann: He’ll never get a chance to hunt down and


Is roundup of children in Texas proper?

Opinion: BOSTON -- During the Vietnam War there was a phrase that came to symbolize the entire misbegotten


State begs for jobs with one hand, kills ’em with the other

Opinion: State begs for jobs with one hand, kills ’em with the other EDITOR: Have so many years passed