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Success offers no escape from racism for blacks

Opinion: Success offers no escape from racism for blacks For most of my adult life, I have made it part of


Court of jurisdiction seeks pertinent info from MVSD

Editorial: Members of the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District’s board of directors must be wondering why their


Trump owns the job losses

Opinion: Let there be no doubt: Had General Motors created hundreds of new jobs in the last six months at its


Changing fortunes and politics

Opinion: If a $1 million wager were placed last year about the news on The Vindy’s Thursday front page


Action necessary to fix Medicaid so spending growth is restrained

Opinion: By Dan White The Philadelphia Inquirer Over the past few weeks, much of the country seems


Paula Marantz Cohen: Contemporary Jane Austen dishes on book projects, boys

Opinion: Paula Marantz Cohen: Contemporary Jane Austen dishes on book projects, boys (PHOTO) By Paula


A sexy Jane Austen?

Opinion: By Paula Marantz Cohen The Philadelphia Inquirer Jane Austen, the beloved Regency novelist, died


McCain's character, style make Congress stronger

Editorial: Add our voice to the flood of hope-filled and heart-felt expressions of support for Arizona's senior senator.


Trump’s son was naive

Opinion: By Jay Ambrose Tribune News Service Donald Trump Jr. visited with a Russian attorney and others


Congressmen Ryan and Johnson are raking in campaign money

Opinion: If U.S. Reps. Tim Ryan and Bill Johnson were looking to scare away potential competition by raising


Avoidable accidents cause death and destruction in road construction zones

Editorial: In a second, a car traveling at 60 mph will cover about 90 feet, or the five car lengths a motorist


Ancestry test to behold

Opinion: By Alfred Lubrano The Philadelphia Inquirer It turns out I’m more complex than I thought.


Behind the Trump team’s bluster, there lurks a dark legal strategy

Opinion: WASHINGTON President Trump’s attorney, Jay Sekulow, seems to be an adherent of the just-yell-


Has Niles finally found a way out of fiscal crisis?

Editorial: A week from today, the statutorily mandated Financial Planning and Supervision Commission is


Can the 45th be like the first?

Opinion: By John M. CRISP Tribune News Service Americans are fond of rankings. We even rank our