Opinion and Editorial

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de SOUZA: Auditor’s record haunts him

Opinion: Here’s the takeaway from Tuesday’s election battle for Mahoning County auditor: Democratic incumbent


Gun bill should be shot down

Opinion: Akron Beacon Journal: Republicans in charge at the Statehouse appear as determined as ever to make


Endorsement omission

Editorial: Endorsement omission In a recap Monday of The Vindicator’s endorsements in today’s general


State of Ohio has jobs problem but not in the traditional sense

Editorial: Of all the numbers having to do with the state of Ohio’s job-creation and job-retention since the


Get ready, get set, now vote! Our endorsements in review

Editorial: It’s SAD to say, BUT Tuesday PROMISES to be yet another less-than-robust Election Day throughout


Stakes are high on Tuesday

Opinion: WASHINGTON Mix a pitcher of martinis Tuesday evening to fortify yourself against the torrent of


US Declaration of Independence is used to oppose gay marriage

Opinion: US Declaration of Independence is used to oppose gay marriage To the letter writer from New


Beware Dem Party insiders

Opinion: Let’s just say — for the sake of argument, of course — that Mahoning County Auditor Michael V.


Yes, Virginia, success stories abound in Youngstown schools

Editorial: Over the past few weeks, The Vindicator has taken a closer look inside the Youngstown City Schools


Police chiefs back sales-tax levy; vote yes to reduce city wards; Betras on justice tax; say no to double taxation in Springfield; fracking disclaimer raises doubts; Bill of Rights is wrong

Opinion: Chiefs of Police in Valley endorse Mahoning County sales-tax issue As a group, the Mahoning Valley


Vindicator contest eyes high-school video makers

Opinion: I’ll confess losing a bit of work time every week watching videos on the Internet. Most of the


Cooler heads should prevail in response to Ebola crisis

Editorial: Before America is turned into one giant isolation ward for health-care workers returning from Ground


The winner is ... fast food

Opinion: COLUMBUS Election Day brings the end of mailers and robo-calls and door-to-door canvassers from


Voting should not be an option

Opinion: President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke these words when he signed the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965:


Russians coming for PBR

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords OK, that’s it. No more Mr. Nice Guy. The avarice of corporate power