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GOP sets sights on 2016 election

Opinion: Feeling empowered by the 2014 general election, the Mahoning County Republican Party fielded


Probe of Niles city government puts Mayor Infante in spotlight

Opinion: The relationship between Niles Mayor Ralph A. Infante and the Cafaro Co. – particularly with Anthony


Dems aim to reverse losing trend in Ohio Supreme Court elections

Opinion: Democrats have done a lousy job getting their candidates elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in the


Kasich hangs in there – barely

Opinion: Conventional wisdom when it comes to presidential politics is that governors and former governors


Fracking opponents are willing to put money where mouths are

Opinion: While supporters of the Youngstown anti-fracking charter amendment contend they aren’t looking at a


Mayor Stocker poised to pull off an election miracle in Struthers

Opinion: The most interesting news coming out of the general election in the Mahoning Valley were write-in


Oakhill witness list spells Cafaro

Opinion: Those on the potential witness list in the Oakhill Renaissance Place criminal-corruption case looks


FBI tapes confirm the Valley’s history of political corruption; targets of major probe revealed

Opinion: The FBI has a Mahoning Valley case file that “involves multiple public officials, multiple people


Sen. Portman rakes in the dough

Opinion: The latest campaign finance reports and poll in the 2016 U.S. Senate race reveal a lot of


Anti-fracker hints that Youngstown Bill of Rights may have passed in ’14

Opinion: The insinuation angered leaders of the elections board


A return visit by Kasich to the newspaper would sure be nice

Opinion: A little over a year ago, Ohio Gov. John Kasich spent 90-plus minutes with The Vindicator editorial


Latest study on city of Youngstown was shrouded in mystery because YSU officials didn’t provide copies

Opinion: I have no doubt that those who’ve spent the last two years putting together a study as to how


Kinder, gentler John Kasich fails to stand out in the heated contest for GOP nomination for president

Opinion: Remember all of those national media stories about Ohio Gov. John Kasich being too much of a jerk


Battle for Democratic nomination for US Senate heats up as the two hopefuls clash over paid sick leave

Opinion: The U.S. Senate campaign of Cincinnati Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld used President Barack Obama’s


Ohio Republicans in an uproar over Mount McKinley renaming

Opinion: The Ohio Republican congressional delegation is calling for President Barack Obama to reverse his