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If voters repeal sales tax, look for county officials to punish us

Opinion: If voters repeal sales tax, look for county officials to punish us On Sunday, April 6, The Vindi-


Drug testing all students would violate the Fourth Amendment

Opinion: Drug testing all students would violate the Fourth Amendment Drug testing students not involved in


Who best can replace 35-year Trumbull probate Judge Swift?

Editorial: Probate courts in Ohio rank among the least understood but most important tiers of the civil-


Ohio statute governing campaigns is regulatory overkill

Opinion: WASHINGTON Occasionally, the Supreme Court considers questions that are answered merely by asking


Dem voters in 64th District can’t go wrong with choices

Editorial: It should come as no surprise to readers of this space that our endorsement for the Democratic


Pennsylvania must act

Opinion: New Castle News: Confirmation by Ohio officials that fracking caused several low-level earthquakes


Making marijuana legal would open Pandora’s Box of problems

Opinion: Making marijuana legal would open Pandora’s Box of problems There has been a lot of talk and even


The First Easter

Editorial: And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Solome, had


Tressmania diminishes YSU’s value

Opinion: Jim Tressel’s claim to fame is the national championships he won as football coach at Ohio State and


Model deal gives abandoned, stray dogs a new lease on life

Editorial: For many centuries, animals have taken center stage on this day when Christians throughout the world


Mill Creek needs more skating; stop texting and start saving Earth; Pass Fitch bond issue; Reject Fitch bond issue, Pass Liberty road levy

Opinion: Wintertime ice skating needs permanent home in Mill Creek This winter marked 12 years since the


Don’t rush to judge Obamacare

Opinion: Los Angeles Times: The first open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act ended with roughly


Shedding some light on new laws

Opinion: COLUMBUS Lawmakers moved a bunch of bills before leaving town for their spring recess. And Gov.


Fall campaign for governor will be a hard-hitting affair

Editorial: There’s a Democratic primary for governor on May 6, but you wouldn’t know it listening to Ed


Easter 1945, a day never to be forgotten

Opinion: Firmly entrenched in the cobwebs of my mind is Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945. As a 20-year-old U.S.