Weekly columns from Vindicator politics writer David Skolnick:
By David Skolnick |July 13th, 2012 | Comments (6)
You could see U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, D-17th, was feeling the heat. The congressman was
By David Skolnick |July 6th, 2012 | Comments (9)
Yes, I went to the Austintown Fourth of July Parade. Yes, I got a lot of candy. And, yes, that’s
By David Skolnick |June 29th, 2012 | Comments (7)
First it was the campaign of U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-6th, and the National Republican
By David Skolnick |June 22nd, 2012 | Comments (3)
So how did I end up in a place I had previously never heard of, stand in the pouring rain and then
By David Skolnick |June 15th, 2012 | Comments (11)
The Mahoning Valley now has one of its own in the White House. Well, at least former Youngstown
By David Skolnick |June 8th, 2012 | Comments (2)
The selection of the next Youngstown Municipal Court judge is almost being overshadowed by the
By David Skolnick |June 1st, 2012 | Comments (5)
Several members of Youngstown City Council are making no effort to hide their opposition to a number
By David Skolnick |May 25th, 2012 | Comments (5)
It’s been four years since Marc Dann resigned in disgrace as Ohio attorney general. But Dann, a
By David Skolnick |May 18th, 2012 | Comments (12)
For the past several months, editors and reporters with The Vindicator have asked the campaign of
By David Skolnick |May 11th, 2012
The Mahoning County Republican Party plans to announce in the next week or two how it will fill the
By David Skolnick |May 4th, 2012 | Comments (1)
The “I’m Just a Bill” Schoolhouse Rock! segment about how a bill becomes a law makes the process
By David Skolnick |April 27th, 2012 | Comments (3)
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson and Charlie Wilson, his Democratic challenger in the November general
By David Skolnick |April 20th, 2012 | Comments (2)
The numbers for Jimmy Hughes’ failed campaign to win the Democratic primary for Mahoning County
By David Skolnick |April 6th, 2012 | Comments (12)
The Youngstown charter-review committee will recommend language change to the charter requiring
By David Skolnick |March 30th, 2012 | Comments (7)
Josh Mandel, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, has a lot going for him. He’s got a great
