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EDITORIAL - Making music, making history in Youngstown

Editorial: Saturday, August 11, 2018, promises to be one historic red-letter day for the city of Youngstown.


Poor Portland progressives: So much to protest, so little time

Opinion: “The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” – L.P. Hartley WASHINGTON


Trump lacks credibility in claiming voter fraud

Editorial: Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap had an observation about the unsubstantiated claims of


Supreme Court nominee scary

Opinion: By Yolanda Parker OtherWords Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has a history of interpreting


Organic foods thrive on regs

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords Strangely enough, sometimes industries want regulation.


Rational immigration policies are needed to protect the nation-state

Opinion: By Georgie Anne Geyer Andrews McMeel Syndication WASHINGTON It would seem to many that the


Don’t dump on Y’town: Campaign merits support

Editorial: A set of worn-out automo bile tires here. A moldy and soiled mattress there. A beaten and banged-up


New mayor of Niles faces long list of challenges

Editorial: Mayor Steve Mientkiewicz must focus on finances and restoration of public trust in Niles city government


Worst bargain yet from Amazon

Opinion: By Katie Parker OtherWords The billions in tax breaks cities are offering Amazon to host its


ACLU will not rest until every illegal immigrant enters the US

Opinion: By Ann Coulter Andrews McMeel Syndication After all the wailing about the children streaming


There’s no easy way out of food hardship in Valley

Editorial: For anyone who fails to see the direct connection between an anemic economy and surging food


Keep coal, nuclear as options for electricity

Opinion: Keep coal, nuclear as options for electricity In the article in the July 22 Vindicator – “Killing


The future’s only constituency is conscience of the present

Opinion: “Science, like the Mississippi, begins in a tiny rivulet in the distant forest.” – Abraham


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GM CEO Barra continues to play games with Valley

Editorial: By her silence regarding the future of General Motors’ Lordstown assembly complex, company Chief


Betras needs to bump & grind

Opinion: Although he won’t admit it, Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras knows he blew it