Opinion and Editorial

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Trump playing into Putin’s hands

Opinion: The irony was too rich. President Trump meets with the Russian foreign minister the day after he


Mahoning County is in bind without full-time pathologist

Editorial: When Mahoning County Coroner Dr. David Kennedy used the words “pie in the sky” to refer to building


Counties need stability

Opinion: By Bryan Desloge Tribune News Service The ink is barely dry on an agreement to keep the federal


Trump’s firing of Comey a blow to America’s reputation globally

Opinion: By Leonid Bershidsky Bloomberg View The Trump-Russia scandal is eating the U.S. from the


Senate puts public health above party brand in vote to keep methane-gas rule

Editorial: Obscured amid the dizzying dust-up of last week’s firing of FBI Director James Comey came one of


Focus on race in election for mayor disheartening

Opinion: Focus on race in election for mayor disheartening For all 47 years of my life, I have been


Medical marijuana offers prospect of jobs in Valley

Opinion: When the state of Ohio goes through the process of selecting the 24 growers who will cultivate


Love of a mother is constant despite generational contrasts

Opinion: By Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic The Philadelphia Inquirer As we watch our young next-door


Our broken internet

Opinion: Raspberry Pi is a program on Youngstown’s South Side that allows city school children to build their


Kasich should call GM

Opinion: During a recent meeting with The Vindicator Editorial Board, regional chamber boss Tom Humphries was


Address global warming posthaste

Opinion: By Dean Baker Tribune News Service There are two enormous myths about global warming. One is


CEOs making out like bandits

Opinion: By David O. FRIEDRICHS The Philadelphia Inquirer The Wall Street Journal reported last month


Tourism hot spots: Hawaii & Ohio?

Opinion: COLUMBUS Remember that time the governor urged people to consider Ohio for their vacation


Let’s hear it for Valley’s heroes for health care

Editorial: Hospitals across the coun- try face daunting challenges in their mission to provide professional,


Our sick, cruel culture

Opinion: Toledo Blade: In a truly alarming study, made after an extensive examination of school and police