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Presidential hopeful Rubio has record of misjudgment

Opinion: WASHINGTON What boxer Sonny Liston’s manager said of him (Sonny had his good points, the trouble


Make citizenship classes mandatory for refugees

Opinion: Make citizenship classes mandatory for refugees Recently, the ASSAULT of women in Germany by


Mahoning County gets a reality check from auditor

Editorial: In 2013, with federal census bureau estimates showing Mahoning County leading Ohio in terms of


Obama disses GOPers

Opinion: If there were any doubts about how Republicans have benefited from the political chicanery involved


All in a day’s work

Opinion: All in a day’s work For the past two years, the staff of The Vindicator has been awarded a general


Raise federal gasoline tax

Opinion: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The North American International Auto Show is underway in Detroit, and the


Sanders can appeal to Latinos

Opinion: By Randy Jurado Ertll Tribune News Service It’s no secret that Bernie Sanders needs to persuade


Round 2 starts on cannabis

Opinion: Random thoughts following lawmakers’ announced efforts to study the legalization of medical


Never ignore dark sides of playing, winning lottery

Editorial: Call us party poopers, stick- in-the-muds or killjoys, but we’ll continue to count ourselves out of


Flint’s water crisis is revealing

Opinion: By Brian Gilmore Tribune News Service There is something terribly disturbing about the


Threats to our survival

Opinion: By John M. CRISP Tribune News Service Pardon my beginning the New Year with an ominous


Plans for injection wells warrant speedy approval

Editorial: One month ago today in this space, we argued that a spill of at least 2,000 mucky gallons of light


Obama speech elicits more division

Opinion: The reactions to President Barack Obama’s last State of the Union address from Democrats and


Obama issues a challenge to a divided United States

Editorial: In his final State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama all but conceded that


It’s not a slippery slope

Opinion: In recent years, a small but growing number of people have advocated a convention of states to