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Another ‘pledge’ to lure Amazon

Opinion: SATURDAY MORNING: Taped to the laptop computer on which this column is being written is a Powerball


Dropping the gloves over addiction

Opinion: The grip that opioid abuse has on society reached into one of my favorite spaces – my hockey locker


Levies for mass transit, children deserve support

Editorial: Two days ago, The Vindicator urged voters in a half-dozen Mahoning Valley public school districts


What’s behind Trump’s actions?

Opinion: By Byron York Andrews McMeel Syndication President Donald J. Trump’s most recent high-profile


Why did Tillerson use ‘M’ word?SFlb

Opinion: By Will Durst Cagle Cartoon Here’s the deal: You don’t start out by calling someone a “moron.”


Campbell Judge Cunning is deserving of re-election

Editorial: After 12 years on the bench, Campbell Municipal Court Judge Patrick Cunning no longer displays the


Don’t forget about senior dogs

Opinion: By Dr. ROBIN GANZERT The Vindicator Along with pumpkin spice and everything nice, October is


Trump and McConnell insist they’re getting along just fine

Opinion: That was some chaotic scene in the White House Rose Garden Monday. After lunch with Senate Majority


YMCA has long history of caring

Opinion: By Mark R. WEAVER Special to The Vindicator The Village People were right when they sang “It’s


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Renewal of schools levies warrants voters’ support

Editorial: Many school districts and other taxpayer-funded public-service agencies have taken a beating in


Gauzy language of therapy doesn’t excuse Harvey Weinstein’s conduct

Opinion: WASHINGTON One of the most repulsive aspects of the Harvey Weinstein scandal – and, oh, so many


Hyping criminal justice

Opinion: By Susan Stamper Brown Cagle Cartoons From Washington, D.C., to the NFL and Hollywood, America’s


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Austintown trustees race: easy, not so easy, decision

Editorial: By any measure, Austin- town Township is doing well in an economic climate that is uncertain at


We’re failing people of Puerto Rico

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords Hurricane-struck Puerto Rico wants “everything done for them,”


Facebook is the new Big Brother

Opinion: By Rick Jensen Cagle Cartoons You’re putting your life at risk, one like at a time Facebook’s