Opinion and Editorial

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Trumbull County’s budget warrants public exposure

Editorial: A year has passed since we urged Trumbull County commissioners Daniel Polivka, Frank Fuda and Mauro


Gender pay gap harmful to blacks

Opinion: By Jessicah Pierre OtherWords The gender wage gap continues to harm women, their families and


Obama needs to step up criticism of Trump administration, GOP

Opinion: By Byron York Andrews McMeel Syndication “Join me on Team ’18,” Barack Obama wrote in a recent


Heed Yo-Yo Ma’s message to Valley: Arts mean business

Editorial: On Saturday, Youngstown made history by drawing the largest crowd ever – more than 19,000 people –


Region’s manufacturing might put on proud display

Editorial: Historically, the Mahoning Valley has long enjoyed a solid reputation for its manufacturing talent


Some aged, sage advice to ‘kids’ 65 and under

Opinion: Some aged, sage advice to ‘kids’ 65 and under In reference to your recent “100 Years Old and


Book underlies axiom if you want peace, prepare for war

Opinion: WASHINGTON Scholars have already debated for decades, and will debate for centuries, the role


Ex-Police Chief Jamrozik spits hook on prison time

Editorial: Let there be no misunder- standing: Former Lowellville Police Chief Richard Jamrozik wasn’t


ECOT scandal bloodies GOP

Opinion: Last week’s 4-2 ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court that enables the state to recover millions of


Shutting down the press?

Opinion: When I get ID’d somewhere in public as “The Vindicator guy,” people will often come up to me with


Home alone is no way to work

Opinion: By Tom Purcell Cagle Cartoons Just as more private-sector organizations are calling


‘Zero tolerance’ leaves children terrified, traumatized, tearful

Opinion: By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. ROBERTS Andrews McMeel Syndication Before the story fully fades


A path for racial healing 1 year after Charlottesville

Editorial: This weekend marks the first anniversary of one of modern America’s darkest days. It was one year


Trump’s wall is wrong priority

Opinion: By Joe Guzzardi Cagle Cartoons Once, August was a tranquil time on Capitol Hill. But that’s no


42 public entities in Valley seek local taxes as state aid dries up

Opinion: There is no shortage of communities, school districts and other government entities in Mahoning and