Opinion and Editorial

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Warren native stars in same-sex Tiffany ad

Opinion: It’s not unusual to have friends over to watch a major TV event, and that’s what Thomas Trube Bourne


Inflating Super Bowl hype

Editorial: The flap over deflated footballs used in the 2015 AFC Championship game has energized the run-up to


Youngstown students’ home life is a factor in how they perform

Editorial: There’s a competent, knowledge- able commission that’s overseeing the academic recovery of the long-


A tear for Irving Roth

Opinion: Bridget is my youngest daughter. She is 14 now and at that age where the world is opening up to her,


Economy should benefit everyone

Opinion: By Matthew Mitchell Tribune News Service President Barack Obama recently extolled the virtues of


LETTERS: Tressel and Pelini make winning team; Islam hardly religion of peace; Stay true to pink, blue

Opinion: Never underestimate the value of winning football team at YSU I am excited about the two


ACLU’s arrogance condemned

Opinion: A day after The Vindicator ran an editorial that blasted the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio


How real is ‘Realistic Romance’?

Opinion: By Gina Barreca The Hartford Courant Is the new designation for books — “Realistic Romance” — a


President, GOP-led Congress heading for political impasse

Editorial: The invitation from Speaker John Boehner to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address


Less access is a bad idea

Opinion: Minot (N.D.) Daily News: Every two years like clockwork it happens again, a select group of state


Public getting up-close look

Opinion: COLUMBUS If you were in Columbus one day last week, you could have watched the Ohio House Finance


Suddenly, Dems have ideas, too

Opinion: Only a few months ago, it looked as if Republicans had recaptured their old claim to be the party of


Black wealth matters

Opinion: By Chuck Collins OtherWords As protesters march through our cities to remind us that black


Huckabee’s attack on Beyonce is silly

Opinion: By Fred McKissack Tribune News Service It seems like Mike Huckabee is running out of ideas.


Attendance audit by the state shows charter schools’ flaws

Editorial: If any doubts linger on the press- ing need for massive structural reform in the operation and