Opinion and Editorial

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Shopping for health insurance requires careful consideration

Opinion: December not only marks the countdown to holiday celebrations – it is also the time of year when


Agribusiness using wastewater from fracking to irrigate crops

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Ask anyone who’s lived through California’s drought: Water scarcity


How to thwart cyber grinchSFlbfrom stealing holiday spirit

Editorial: As the annual retail ritual best known as the holiday shopping frenzy swings into high gear, ’tis


Kasich’s idea is vexing

Opinion: Conservatives are supposed to be against big government and opposed to the left’s belief that


Reforms could benefit consumers

Opinion: By Salim Furth The Heritage Foundation The holiday season is fast upon us – that time of year


There’s a gap in the Golden Years

Opinion: By Sarah Anderson OtherWords Flo, the Progressive insurance pitch woman in the white uniform and


It’s time for nation to build diverse coalition to lessen gun violence in America

Editorial: The senseless tragedy of grisly mass shootings in this country continues to play out all too


Values of Jesus fit today’s left

Opinion: By James A. HAUGHT Tribune News Service Jesus was a liberal. He sided with underdogs. He


Trump taps into anger

Opinion: Donald Trump is still on top of the polls – defiantly, loudly, implausibly on top, even after saying


Niles city officials banking on voters’ desire to be safe

Editorial: All eyes have been focused on Niles city government since a 0.25 percent income-tax increase went


Don’t ignore racial wealth gap

Opinion: By Orson Aguilar Tribune News Service It’s encouraging to see presidential candidates of both


A matter of public safety

Opinion: By Sean O’Brien The Vindicator Just last year, the Ohio License Plate Safety Task Force took an


Empowering Sunnis in Iraq is the key to taking on the terror group Islamic State in Mideast

Opinion: How should the United States respond to Islamic State attacks in Paris? The response from the


Black leaders in Youngstown AWOL

Opinion: Dysfunctional families explain school failures


YSU extends its reach to China

Opinion: Much of what we do at Youngstown State University is in preparation for what’s to come. Our