Opinion and Editorial

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Government has a duty to protect US companies

Editorial: Steel workers in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys have long been losing jobs because other


Civil War is not over

Opinion: In the wake of the recent murders in a South Carolina church, the killer’s hope of igniting a race


The Internet is cause for concern

Opinion: By Cathy Young Newsday The recent scandal around British biologist and Nobel laureate Tim Hunt,


US should view Mexican drug boss as a terrorist

Editorial: If terrorism is defined by the death toll of the innocents, Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo”


Cosby’s moralism did him in

Opinion: That Bill Cosby will be forever known as a serial abuser of women wasn’t determined by the findings


GEORGE WILL: Texas, US high court justices battle it out, and John Roberts gets trounced

Opinion: Today’s most interesting debate about governance concerns a 110-year-old Supreme Court decision. Two


Politics part of process

Opinion: The Supreme Court’s decision to allow a redistricting commission set up by Arizona voters holds the


S. Range, Mill Creek need to relax public input policies

Editorial: Perception is reality in politics, so when two government entities that have been harshly


Millionaire seeks policy changes to close income gap in America

Opinion: By Patt Morrison Los Angeles Times In 2010, not long after the tea party was making its presence


City reaps dividends from banks’ investment in YNDC

Editorial: A partnership between Huntington Bank and the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. scores a


Sanders is to be feared

Opinion: By Jay Ambrose Tribune News Service Hurrah for Bernie Sanders. He is running for president, is


Rosy jobs numbers hide true gloom

Opinion: Columbus Dispatch: Last week’s national unemployment figures showed another dip in the unemployment


TOM HUMPHRIES: We all have a stake in ensuring that the children of Youngstown get the best education possible

Opinion: Students and their families in Youngstown have a better opportunity now than they did at any time in


'Save our Schools' in Youngstown? Get real

Opinion: EDITOR’S NOTE: Bertram de Souza is back on the job as the editorial page editor of The Vindicator.


Miranda rights of accused ‘ain’t what they used to be’

Opinion: In Pennsylvania, requesting an attorney in writing is not enough to ensure an accused’s right to