Weekly columns from Vindicator politics writer David Skolnick:
By David Skolnick |February 1st, 2013 | Comments (6)
Two former congressmen with ties to the Mahoning Valley are considering runs for elected office in
By David Skolnick |January 25th, 2013 | Comments (8)
While this newspaper’s editorials have long supported efforts to keep Asian carp out of the Great
By David Skolnick |January 18th, 2013 | Comments (3)
If Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald decides to seek the Democratic nomination for governor in
By David Skolnick |January 11th, 2013 | Comments (24)
Youngstown Mayor Charles Sammarone’s decision to not run for the job this year brings that election
By David Skolnick |January 4th, 2013 | Comments (9)
When it comes to his next political move, Youngstown Mayor Charles Sammarone is keeping people
By David Skolnick |December 21st, 2012 | Comments (5)
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald hasn’t announced his official candidacy for governor, but
By David Skolnick |December 14th, 2012 | Comments (12)
Youngstown Mayor Charles Sammarone’s statement that he is “reconsidering” a run for his position is
By David Skolnick |December 7th, 2012 | Comments (5)
During the recent U.S. Senate race, numerous Ohio Democrats grew to really dislike state Treasurer
By David Skolnick |November 30th, 2012 | Comments (8)
Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras doesn’t want a repeat performance from the
By David Skolnick |November 16th, 2012 | Comments (1)
In elections, every vote counts. But as we know in Ohio, a key swing state, some votes count more
By David Skolnick |November 9th, 2012 | Comments (8)
In my Aug. 17 column, I wrote about the myth that a Republican presidential candidate needs to get
By David Skolnick |November 2nd, 2012 | Comments (8)
President Barack Obama was a no-show at his rally with former President Bill Clinton at Youngstown’s
By David Skolnick |October 26th, 2012 | Comments (10)
To paraphrase The Rock, “Finally, Barack has come back ... to Youngstown.” After about two months
By David Skolnick |October 19th, 2012 | Comments (5)
I wasn’t supposed to work last Saturday. But Paul Ryan and MS- NBC changed that. What happened
By David Skolnick |October 12th, 2012
A poll conducted on behalf of U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson and the National Republican Congressional
