Opinion and Editorial

Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.

There should be no quibbling about public meetings statute

Editorial: A year ago, we took Youngstown City Council members to task for attending a private meeting with

Opinion: For some time I’ve wondered just how successful the Affordable Care Act would have been — how many

Opinion: Don’t let mandatory drug testing turn Boardman High into prison There is no denying that sub-

Editorial: As the 2014 Major League Baseball season opens in full swing this week, reports of the national

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Ah, progress. In the 2012 elections, Republicans cast themselves

Opinion: It wasn’t so long ago that conservative Christians believed Hollywood to be evil and some preachers

Opinion: WASHINGTON The capital’s dysfunction has its unfortunate exceptions. Gridlock yields to

Opinion: Group health-insurance model lacks fairness, common sense So you want to be a health care

Opinion: Appleton (Wisc.) Post-Crescent: It happened to TJ’s Japanese Steakhouse when a bartender sold a

Editorial: When the Rev. Fred Phelps Sr. died late last month, the word most often used by journalists in

Opinion: Mindless meditation rules in US America needs a president that understands “faith and reason” go

Editorial: For the first time in many years, the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport finds itself on solid

Opinion: By DAVID T. SIMON Special to The Vindicator The average American spends approximately 90 percent

Opinion: Gov. John Kasich’s plan to increase taxes on all tobacco products is bad tax policy, built on an

Opinion: Today’s gays have no need for any special rights, protections The recent letter, “Despite NFL