Opinion and Editorial

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Return of V-GRIP sends a message to criminals

Editorial: There are persistent reports that some Mahoning Valley criminal gangs have Facebook pages through


Pay disparities prove need for government leaders to cut back

Opinion: Pay disparities prove need for government leaders to cut back With all the talk of Senate Bill 5,


Assisted suicide: Dr. Jack Kevorkian was a sideshow

Opinion: By Betty Rollin Los Angeles Times In 1982, when I helped my mother die, Jack Kevorkian wasn’t


Budgeting means planning

Opinion: The Examiner, Independence, Mo.: The Missouri General Assembly, done with its regular session since


Delay in releasing emails fed suspicion about Palin

Editorial: When Sarah Palin burst onto the national political scene in 2008 as Republican John McCain’s vice


A political history lesson

Opinion: By Gregory Rodriguez Los Angeles Times God bless the American media. Over the last two weeks,


Illinois, Texas lead the way

Opinion: Texas and Illinois are the poster children for what’s wrong with congressional redistricting. In


Can the region’s Class of 2011 rise above all the challenges?

Editorial: Two common threads woven throughout The Vindicator’s extensive coverage of high school graduations


House betrays women in the military

Opinion: By Angela Trudell Vasquez McClatchy-Tribune Last month, the House of Representatives betrayed


Afghan farmers are victims

Opinion: By Maiwand Safi The Institute for War & Peace Reporting KABUL, Afghanistan A measure intended


Let FBI director go

Opinion: By Shahid Buttar McClatchy-Tribune FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III does not deserve to have


Panetta can help cut federal deficit

Opinion: By Bob Keeler Newsday As he walks out the door of the CIA to take over the keys to the Pentagon,


Don’t allow Legislature to slash funds for Ohio’s group homes

Opinion: Don’t allow Legislature to slash funds for Ohio’s group homes I’m not sure how I will vote this


Gas prices not Big Oil’s fault

Opinion: By Mark J. PERRY McClatchy-Tribune FLINT, Mich. Every time the price of gasoline shoots up,


William Swanston’s estate will benefit Campbell’s kids

Editorial: We can imagine that William Swanston would be pleased and proud. No one knows, of course.