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Weekly sunday columns from Vindicator writer Bertram de Souza.

What’s the criteria for granting immunity?

By Bertram de Souza | July 5th, 2009

One of the main subtexts of the political saga of James A. Traficant Jr. is how the man who admitted 

Governor’s scheme for slots isn’t surprising

By Bertram de Souza | June 28th, 2009

Early in his administration, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland was lumped in with other prominent Ohio 

Cities can punish ‘foreign workers’

By Bertram de Souza | June 21st, 2009

Now that the Republican dominated Ohio Supreme Court has told public employees they are free to live 

Tsagaris can’t be chuckling these days

By Bertram de Souza | June 14th, 2009

In September 2005, at the formal announcement by Pan Am Airlines that its regional carrier, Pan Am 

It’s a good thing area wasn’t on feds radar

By Bertram de Souza | June 7th, 2009

Now is not the time for the Mahoning Valley to be attracting national attention to the crucial role 

Pros and cons of stores in the Hood

By Bertram de Souza | May 31st, 2009

The May 10 column headlined “Will store closings end crime in Y’town?” opened with the following: 

Opposition to casino proposal growing

By Bertram de Souza | May 24th, 2009

It’s always risky to bet against a guy with boatloads of money, but here goes: Dan Gilbert, owner of 

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