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Legislators should let sunshine in

Opinion: COLUMBUS You can come down to the Statehouse on Tuesdays or Wednesdays (sometimes Thursdays) when


Middle East peace talks are as important as ever

Editorial: Recent events in the Ukraine have so dominated the foreign policy arena that it is easy to lose


Immigration law shot down

Opinion: The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.: South Carolina officials have acknowledged that several parts of the


Why not a divided Ukraine?

Opinion: By dr. HOWARD METTEE Special to The Vindicator As we sit helplessly by watching 25 years of


Duck’s expensive departure warrants details from board

Editorial: After pocketing $50,000 in sala- ry for not working since Sept. 19, 2013, Larry A. Duck is now gone


Kitchen’s campaign finances prompt questions

Opinion: It’s not unusual for a candidate who loses a big election to go into hiding. Failed candidates


Scrapping plans for consolidation will hurt YSU telecom students

Opinion: Scrapping plans for consolidation will hurt YSU telecom students The Youngstown State uni- versity


Job creation via higher ed

Opinion: Aiken (S.C.) Standard: A new generation of high-tech manufacturing is undoubtedly emerging, but if


Ohio’s weak anti-texting law proves the critics, cynics right

Editorial: During the drive to work or to the store, the average motorist in Ohio is likely to see as many


Prudence has its benefits

Opinion: WASHINGTON In September 1958, a future columnist, then 17, was unpacking as a college freshman


There’s a simple solution to the pothole problem: Just fill them

Opinion: There’s a simple solution to the pothole problem: Just fill them Lately the pothole problem has


Put an end to citation quotas

Opinion: Tulsa (Okla.) World: The Oklahoma Senate has approved a measure to discourage ticket quotas for law


Despite NFL players coming out, many gays still fighting for rights

Opinion: Despite NFL players coming out, many gays still fighting for rights The past few weeks have been


Extension of health tax credit generates bipartisan support

Editorial: With the partisan divide in Con- gress getting wider by the day — the Republican-controlled House,


Policies of political left harmful to minorities

Opinion: If anyone wanted to pick a time and place where the political left’s avowed concern for minorities