Opinion and Editorial

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Low history scores warrant concern

Opinion: By Lewis W. DIUGUID McClatchy Newspapers An old saying reminds us that history helps put current


Stewing over Campbell’s books

Opinion: Stewing over Campbell’s books Only in Campbell, Ohio. You couldn’t make this story up. Our fair


Sense of deja-vu at the U.N.

Opinion: By Uri Dromi McClatchy Newspapers When I was 1 year old, my parents and their neighbors had


Time is running out for peace between Israelis, Palestinians

Editorial: It didn’t take long for the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians to return to its violent


Anchorage port audit past due

Opinion: Anchorage Daily News: Federal auditors from the Department of Transportation are digging into the


Liberated from orthodoxy

Opinion: WASHINGTON Politicians, especially United States senators, don’t tend to give up power easily.


Teachers aren’t to blame for public education’s failures

Opinion: By Saul Rubinstein, Charles Heckscher and Paul Adler Los Angeles Times Most of the current


YSU president gets a bad rap

Opinion: YSU president gets a bad rap As a former student and re- cent alumnus of the great Youngstown


Politics of extremisim rules

Opinion: I delivered the keynote address at the recent convention of the National Association of Broadcasters


Summit forges optimism for Valley manufacturing growth

Editorial: There is bad news, good news and promising news on the front lines of manufacturing in the Mahoning


It’s a big state, Governor

Opinion: It’s a big state, Governor Ironton Tribune: Gov. John Kasich has formally kicked off his public-


Something is fishy in Arizona

Opinion: PHOENIX Cindy Vong is a tiny woman with a problem as big as the government that is causing it. She


Pursuing long-term solutions

Opinion: Pursuing long-term solutions I write in response to a Sept. 18 letter to the editor criticizing


YSU faculty seek a fair pact

Opinion: By Julia Gergits Special to The Vindicator For the past eight months, the faculty at Youngstown


Medical research is good for the health of Ohioans

Opinion: Special to The Vindicator Today, some of us will be at a doctor’s appointment trying to understand