Opinion and Editorial

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Hooray for Nixon

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords There are some things I thought I’d never hear myself say. One of


Better priorities than green eggs

Opinion: Los Angeles Times: The list of better things for the U.S. Senate to do than listen to Ted Cruz read


Congress needs to heed call of president on infrastructure

Editorial: The long and protracted debate over the federal budget and the future of the Affordable Care Act has


CAL THOMAS || Obama gives flawed speech

Opinion: President Obama’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York was flawed, displaying a


Those who hold office must take their oath very seriously

Opinion: Those who hold office must take their oath very seriously The dictionary defines an oath as a


Basic liberties should not be trumped

Opinion: By Ryan T. ANDERSON The Heritage Foundation While most Americans savored the last weeks of


422 corridor revitalization is timely and long overdue

Editorial: As the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber and a consultant from Philadelphia go about planning the


Fed’s zero-interest rate policy enables big government

Opinion: WASHINGTON Because Ben Bernanke’s public persona is as mild as milk, the transformation in


Farmers need to be heard

Opinion: West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.: Here in west central Minnesota lies some of the richest and


A campaign reflecting a bygone era

Opinion: BERLIN For a visitor from the land of win-at-any-cost elections and ceaseless partisanship, the


Will Hillary Clinton run?

Opinion: So, will Hillary Rodham Clinton run for president? In an interview with New York magazine


Mahoning River not on app map

Opinion: Long ago, the Mahoning River was written off. It was choked by years of pollution from steel mills


Vindicator anti-fracking editorial based on questionable, biased study

Opinion: Vindicator anti-fracking editorial based on questionable, biased study Once again, The Vindicator


Grand Wizard of KKK?

Opinion: What if Jamael Tito Brown, who is black, had won the Democratic primary for Youngstown mayor and


Merging 3 police forces into 1

Editorial: The western Trumbull County commmunities of Hubbard City, Hubbard Township and Brookfield Township