Opinion and Editorial

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Republicans’ war on labor is gaining steam in America

Opinion: Republicans’ war on labor is gaining steam in America The Republicans’ war on labor has taken


Whistling in the dark

Opinion: Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat: For decades hospitals X-rayed Halloween candy and parents made


Achievement under attack

Opinion: New York’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, like so many others who call themselves “progressive,” is gung-ho


Ebola strikes hard in Africa, but the response is worldwide

Editorial: Africa, a land of indescrib- able beauty, is once again the site of unimaginable pain and


Academics, not athletics, must be primary mission of YSU

Opinion: Academics, not athletics, must be primary mission of YSU In 1939 Robert Hutchins, then president


DNA from the accused

Opinion: The Norman (Okla.) Transcript: A planned Oklahoma legislative study on requiring persons accused of


Changes to demolition agenda in Youngstown are necessary

Editorial: Since 2006, more than 3,000 dilapi- dated structures, mostly houses, have been demolished in the


Keep safety, cost containment priorities in courthouse work

Editorial: At long last, momentum is building for the long-delayed and much-needed renovation of the Mahoning


We can’t conquer nature

Opinion: WASHINGTON Although the Ebola virus might remain mostly confined to West Africa, it has infected


Betras gets no respect from Dems

Opinion: Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras has become the Rodney Dangerfield of


Considering future risk at sentencing unfair, Holder asserts

Opinion: In 2010, then Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell signed into law a mandate that the Pennsylvania


Anti-fracking charter issue will litter city ballot — again

Editorial: Given that Utica shale explora- tion is virtually nonexistent in Mahoning County, what purpose does


Act quickly, deftly on SmartPark

Editorial: America Makes, the NaTIONAL Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, has produced a powerfully


Moral concerns suggest banning youth football; take guns away from US agencies; illegal immigrants debate; bypass meat to save water supply

Opinion: Moral concerns suggest that we consider banning youth football Kudos to The Vindicator for its


Aren’t you the newspaper guy?

Opinion: Running a newsroom is a unique gig in a community. I’m not sure when I learned it’s such. But no