Opinion and Editorial

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Columnists detached from truth

Opinion: Columnists detached from truth Last Monday began with gloomy clouds overhead and rain that would


True message in $50K Covelli study

Opinion: One could think that Youngstown got nothing out of a $50,000 study of the Covelli Centre that was


Are Cosby’s comments also racist?

Opinion: Embattled Youngstown school board member Lock Beachum should have found comfort in entertainment


Death raises painful questions

Editorial: Death raises painful questions Certainly the death of Teddy Foltz, the 14-year-old Struthers boy


Mayor, council should seek residents’ input on finances

Editorial: Caution must be the watchword as Youngstown city officials decide how to spend the $11.5 million


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NRA holding nation hostage

Opinion: NRA holding nation hostage


Gun control isn’t the answer

Opinion: Gun control isn’t the answer The Vindicator headline after the senseless murder of many children


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Right to bear arms sacred

Opinion: President Obama has called for more restrictions on the possession of firearms


The gaps in Ohio’s safety net

Opinion: By Kathie Chaffee, Ron Marian and April Caraway Special to the Vindicator With incidents like


Brother Baker’s death raises more questions about abuse

Editorial: Given the atrocious record of the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church in America in dealing with


What did Husted really say?

Opinion: COLUMBUS Yes, Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted made some comments at a post-election


Exclude those on public assistance from playing the lottery?

Opinion: Jan. 27 News & Observer of Raleigh on excluding those on public assistance from playing the


Ohio ends business ‘rip-off’

Opinion: By Joe Testa Special to The Vindicator For the first time, the Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT)


Excellence in teaching

Opinion: The Commercial Dispatch, Columbus, Miss: When Mississippi State and Ole Miss come together, it is


A feather in nature’s cap

Opinion: During my walking regimen of 26 years I have been fascinated by glossy black-plumed crows. Sometimes