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Privatizing prisons is a scam

Opinion: Privatizing prisons is a scam As a corrections officer with more then 20 years on the job, I see


Foreign policy deserves serious debate

Opinion: If you’re still hoping for a serious foreign-policy debate between Mitt Romney and President Obama,


Truth vanishes from politics

Opinion: By Steven Michels Hartford Courant The presidential debates usually are tightly scripted and


Youngstown voters should OK charter changes; more coming

Editorial: It is the height of hypocrisy for Youngstown lawmakers to propose an amendment to the Home Rule


Coal industry woes mount

Opinion: The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette: Misery in the central Appalachian coal basin skyrocketed this year


A dastardly attack

Opinion: By Mina Habib Institute for War & Peace Reporting (MCT) KABUL, Afghanistan “The Taliban are


Sowing the seeds of our dysfunction

Opinion: WASHINGTON Elections supposedly prevent convulsions, serving as safety valves that vent social


Nuns on Bus could teach Ryan

Opinion: Nuns on Bus could teach Ryan Last weekend, Paul Ryan staged a photo-op at Youngstown’s St.


Turning the tables: Wilson challenges Johnson in the 6th

Editorial: What is perhaps most striking in sitting down for an hour or so with incumbent Congressman Bill


Vindy — best source for election needs

Opinion: But the Ryan incident highlights a unique election season for us that will only get crazier over the next 16 days.


Republican hypocrisy exposed

Opinion: “And I love my friend here. I — I’m not allowed to show letters but go on our website, he sent me


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Obama has failed

Opinion: President Obama said, “If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term


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Romney is clueless

Opinion: I’ve been asked to outline the reasons why Willard Mitt Romney’s election to the presidency would be


Yes, there are three choices

Opinion: Yes, there are three choices We are in another presi- dential election. We have three choices for


Brown, Mandel fight it out

Opinion: COLUMBUS Political campaigns often include allegations of one candidate spreading falsehoods about