Opinion and Editorial

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Public appointees must learn letter, spirit of Sunshine Law

Editorial: As a pillar of the Fourth Estate in the Mahoning Valley, The Vindicator has long staunchly


Harvard memes ruinous

Opinion: By James Meadows The Philadelphia Inquirer Branded the first casualties of a nationwide “college


Republicans ignoring premise of Comey’s congressional testimony

Opinion: By Dick Polman Cagle Cartoons James Comey’s sworn Senate testimony basically confirms what anyone


Farrell man’s splendid dive helps to keep Youngstown swimming season alive

Editorial: For 78 years now, Youngstown’s Northside Pool has been making a splash for the city. It’s provided


Our futile War on Drugs

Opinion: Orange County Register: While American foreign policy has for years fixated on the conflict in Syria


“We have economic interests that are impacted, but the most salient factor is that when the

Opinion: “We have economic interests that are impacted, but the most salient factor is that when the


Let’s hear it for truth, transparency

Opinion: By Bill Lueders Tribune News Service A functioning democracy requires respect for two values:


Destruction of public records is wrong answer to a real problem

Opinion: By Dennis Hetzel The Vindicator As a lobbyist for the Ohio News Media Association, I sometimes


Comey is not a hero

Opinion: By Susan Stamper Brown Cagle Cartoons “Comey is the most honest, non-partisan public servant in


Now is not the time for President Trump to be coy

Editorial: The president of the United States has accused the man he fired as head of the FBI of lying under


Politics rains on parade

Opinion: Politics rains on parade A reminder to the Mahoning County Republican Party and Mark Munroe, its


Get the shovels in the ground

Opinion: WASHINGTON Sensing that his Scottish enemies had blundered at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650, Oliver


Attorney General DeWine deserves praise, not scorn

Opinion: Attorney General DeWine deserves praise, not scorn This is in response to the political cartoon


Multiple crimes against city woman unacceptable

Opinion: Multiple crimes against city woman unacceptable Robbing the moth- ers of our own community is dead


Why did Trump pinpoint Y’town?

Opinion: Not to look a gift horse (of sorts) in the mouth, but President Donald J. Trump’s mention of