Opinion and Editorial

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New president of YSU faces a full slate of challenges

Editorial: In the months leading up to the selection of a new president for Youngstown State University, long-


It’s time to padlock Ohio debtor prison

Opinion: Some Ohio counties, in defiance of state and federal law, are locking away indigent defendants who


You can make a dog’s day

Opinion: You can make a dog’s day I much appreciated the arti- cle in the May 13 Vindicator concerning the


Early personnel tests for Greene, Ginnetti

Opinion: There’s a new sheriff in town, and his name is Jerry Greene, and he’s been busy. In Austintown,


A primer for Memorial Day

Opinion: COLUMBUS It’s a sad day when people treat the local cemetery like a playground, with no respect or


Karzai opens can of worms with admission of CIA cash

Editorial: Remember the stacks of hundred-dollar bills wrapped in plastic loaded onto pallets headed for


Require labels for altered food

Opinion: San Jose Mercury News: Americans have made it abundantly clear they want the ability to make


Gosnell case gives new life to anti-abortion drive

Opinion: It was the pictures and riveting testimony that convinced a Philadelphia jury that abortion doctor


False prosperity

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords At last, some excellent economic news for folks long-mired in the


Obama’s shrinking authority

Opinion: WASHINGTON Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness and the corruption of our civic culture by


A trifecta with little payout

Opinion: WASHINGTON Folks, deep breath time. This is not the end of the Obama presidency. It’s a bad


A challenger emerging in 6th District

Opinion: State Sen. Lou Gentile has quickly emerged as the Democratic Party’s leading candidate for the 6th


Can anything positive come out of Cleveland’s house of horrors?

Editorial: Even though many perplexinG questions remain unanswered, some horrific details emerging from the


The many myths about gay people

Opinion: The many myths about gay people Reading the letter abouT gays and the Boy Scouts of America that


Immigration and gang labels

Opinion: Los Angeles Times: The Senate Judiciary Committee is just beginning its markup of the bipartisan