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Traficant was one of a kind

Opinion: “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” The classic quote from the film “The Man Who


Why would anyone go to N. Korea?

Opinion: Random thoughts on the passing scene: What a nonjudgmental society amounts to is that common


US must modernize C-130s

Opinion: By Sen. ROB PORTMAN Special to The Vindicator The United States has the strongest, most capable


Robust campaign in the Valley launched against breast cancer

Editorial: As the first full month of fall begins, awesome colors abound. Vibrant shades of red, orange, green


Slow down and embrace the past

Opinion: Slow down and embrace the past Today’s society is forgetting important elements of the past.


Indian leader’s visit to the US sets stage for new relationship

Editorial: A decade after he was turned down for a visitor’s visa to the United States, Narendra Modi was the


A borderless war

Opinion: By William D. HARTUNG McClatchy-Tribune Air strikes in Syria mark the latest step in the


Health insurance uncertainty

Editorial: The Journal of New Ulm, Minn.: Minnesota’s MNsure program, the state’s health insurance exchange,


At 50, GM Lordstown cruises steadily in fast lane of success

Editorial: Fifty years ago, Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes joined officials of the General Motors Corp. in


Ohio tax break is working

Editorial: Columbus Dispatch: Gov. John Kasich’s tax break for small businesses has performed as promised:


Can mercenaries fight ISIS?

Opinion: On his Fox News show recently, Bill O’Reilly suggested using mercenaries to fight the Islamic State


Never set a deadline on death

Opinion: My friend Ezekiel Emanuel, in his typically smart, provocative and bullheaded way, has decreed that


James Traficant Jr., 1941-2014: Legacy defined by prison term

Editorial: The admonition that one should not speak ill of the dead has become the subtext of former


Iowans are witness to a battle royal

Opinion: URBANDALE, Iowa The Machine Shed restaurant, where the waitresses wear bib overalls and suggest a


Hatefest toward Obama reflects more on haters than on president

Opinion: Hatefest toward Obama reflects more on haters than on president I see President Obama is now being