Opinion and Editorial

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Illegal voters a myth

Opinion: In the 28 months since the Supreme Court decided a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act was


A battle between Enlightenment and its opposite in the US today

Opinion: By Dick Meyer Scripps Washington Bureau Variations on the idea that America is deeply and evenly


Invest in Canfield Twp.’s future; re-elect Maszczak

Editorial: Canfield Township has long prided itself on its pleasingly high quality of life, its aesthetic


Who can corral the Crazy Caucus?

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords House Speaker John Boehner gave up his position because he couldn’t


Fix the criminal justice system

Opinion: WASHINGTON The Republican Party, like Sisyphus, is again putting its shoulder to a boulder, hoping


Attack on free speech

Opinion: By Jay Ambrose Tribune News Service Science works through status quo challenges, through


Vote ‘Yes’ on State Issue 2; vote ‘No’ on State Issue 3

Editorial: There’s a rather easy way to remember what the two controversial and hotly debated statewide issues


Sciortino is on the Oakhill hot seat

Opinion: The “Strabala Tapes”, as they will be referred to in the annals of government corruption in the


Vindy editorial solidified her opposition to Issue 3

Opinion: Vindy editorial solidified her opposition to Issue 3 Your recent edi- torial on State Issue 3 was


‘Best of Covelli’ game starts Monday

Opinion: “Lockup List” is a daily listing of the people who have been booked or released from the Mahoning County jail. It is found on Vindy.com


Death penalty quandry

Opinion: Almost a year ago, in the waning days of the last General Assembly, state lawmakers moved a package


Canadians seek a return to a kinder, gentler time

Editorial: After a near-decade of conservative rule that changed the character of Canada, our neighbors to the


A stronger Iran might not be bad

Opinion: By John M. CRISP Tribune News Service One of the more ominous elements of the worsening Mideast


US needs to overhaul leave policy

Opinion: By Raina J. JOHNSON Tribune News Service One hundred and seventy-seven. That’s the number of


Stauffer gets the nod in Austintown trustee race

Editorial: The quality of many of this fall’s candidates seeking public office in the Mahoning Valley