Opinion and Editorial

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Help end corporate greed by ousting Republicans

Opinion: Help end corporate greed by ousting Republicans President Donald J. Trump said that if you hate


Chicago: Land of the free and the home of the rent-seekers

Opinion: CHICAGO Given its surplus of violence and scarcity of resources, Chicago surely has bigger things


Unsolved mystery: Oakhill scandal

Opinion: Editor’s Note: As the days dwindle down to the Aug. 31 closing of The Vindicator, this writer has


Closing a legacy

Opinion: We begin to ramp up this week the closing process of The Vindicator as it’s been known for 150


Even if Democrats dump Trump, they will still need to ditch Mitch

Opinion: By Dick Polman Cagle Cartoons The word from Colorado is that John Hickenlooper has quit his


‘Fredo’ isn’t an insult for Italians

Opinion: By Christine Flowers Cagle Cartoons CNN anchor Chris Cuomo was caught in a video screaming


Trump’s a soft tissue racist

Opinion: By Will Durst Cagle Cartoons What a long, hot, lousy stinking summer. We’ve spent so much time


Trump’s plans endanger Endangered Species Act

Editorial: Akron Beacon Journal: The Trump White House wants to roll back unnecessary regulation. It talks


Major battle brewing between Youngstown and state auditor

Opinion: Youngstown has forced a showdown with the state over its refusal to repay about $3.1 million over 15


Dems need a moral vision

Opinion: By Tracey L. ROGERS OtherWords “Yes we can,” went Barack Obama’s presidential campaign slogan,


FirstEnergy gets bailout, then socks it to workers

Editorial: Toledo Blade: FirstEnergy Solutions got its $150 million-a-year bailout from the state of Ohio and


No voter suppression here

Editorial: Canton Repository: Repeating something that isn’t true more loudly and more often doesn’t make it


State lawmakers must aid women who are sex slaves

Editorial: Last week, we published an op-ed column written by Ohio Attorney General David Yost that made a


Social impact of race is huge

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords When I teach about race in sociology classes, I often begin by


Dems have begun campaign of shaming all Trump supporters

Opinion: By KATHLEEN PARKER Washington Post WASHINGTON One of the everlasting social forces in