Opinion and Editorial

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A labor of love ends after 41 great years

Opinion: Dennis B. Mangan, Vindicator editorial page editor, writes a farewell column as retirement approaches.


Skating on the race track

Opinion: In discussing the lack of fan support for the Youngstown Phantoms hockey team, Atty. William A.


Jamael Brown gets our nod in Youngstown mayoral race

Editorial: The two leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for mayor of Youngstown agree on most of


Vote yes on charter amendment

Opinion: Vote yes on charter amendment I was very dismayed when I read the “Vote no on charter amendment”


Watching another inmate die

Opinion: COLUMBUS It doesn’t get much more heinous than what Steve Smith did to Autumn Breeze Carter late


Fed’s priorities are confusing

Opinion: Minot Daily News, Minot, N.D.: Remember years ago when North Dakota lawmakers approved legislation


Disaster strikes in Bangladesh as greed trumps worker safety

Editorial: 2— Pope Francis, at a Mass on Wednesday. Pope Francis, who has been the leader of the 1.2 billion


Don’t blame your local board

Opinion: Don’t blame your local board Charter schools and vouch- ers take money from public school


Testing for prostate cancer is vital

Opinion: You know your day, your year and the rest of your life will be impacted when a doctor informs you


All things considered, they’d be better off in Philadelphia

Editorial: Hawaii may be the closest thing to paradise on U.S. soil, but public employees or officials are


Keep a tight rein on casinos

Opinion: Keep a tight rein on casinos Marietta Times: Perhaps operators of the still-new Horseshoe Casino


House GOP up to same old tricks

Opinion: Since winning the House in 2010, Republicans have gained a well-deserved reputation for negativity,


Protection of oceans crucial

Opinion: By Lee Crockett McClatchy-Tribune As a young Coast Guardsman in the 1970s, I saw the problems we


Charter issue like a loaded gun

Opinion: Charter issue like a loaded gun Never give a loaded gun to a crazy person, because not only might


Mayor’s race a real yawner

Opinion: The Democratic primary for the Youngstown mayoral race can best be summed up in one word: quiet.