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Bertram de Souza

Weekly sunday columns from Vindicator writer Bertram de Souza.

Casino foes overplay their hand

By Bertram de Souza | November 4th, 2009

In politics, overreaching carries great risk — largely because voters see it as a sign of 

Is our Mafia history a factor?

By Bertram de Souza | November 1st, 2009

To hear the mastermind of State Issue 3 tell it, Youngstown was under consideration for one of the 

Heads must roll at board of elections

By Bertram de Souza | October 25th, 2009

Having a clerk take the fall for what is by any measure a major foul-up at the Mahoning County Board 

Vote ‘yes’ on Issue 3 to end the hypocrisy

By Bertram de Souza | October 18th, 2009

From the anti-gambling puritans, to the group leading the charge against State Issue 3, to some 

YSU is not coming up ‘aces’

By Bertram de Souza | October 11th, 2009

In just a matter of weeks, Youngstown State University has gone from walking on a $5,275,000 cloud — 

The vanities of the ex-cons

By Bertram de Souza | October 4th, 2009

There he was in all his criminally convicted glory, talking about running for Congress. Who, James 

They rise up in defense of their man

By Bertram de Souza | September 27th, 2009

You’ve got to hand it to the supporters of ex congressman-turned-criminal James A. Traficant Jr., 

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