http://www.vindy.com/news/desouza/Vindy.com stories: Bertram de Souzaen-usCopyright Vindy.com 2013. RSS use policy: www.vindy.com/about/use_policy/#rssSun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/19/ohio-dems-could-use-right-to-work/Why can&#8217;t the Republican majority in the Ohio General Assembly just play nice and give minoritySun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/19/ohio-dems-could-use-right-to-work/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/12/oakhill-haunts-mcnally/Regardless of how you cut it, John A. McNally IV&#8217;s 150-vote margin of victory in Tuesday&#8217;s<StaffMember: Bertram de Souza>Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/12/oakhill-haunts-mcnally/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/05/skating-on-the-race-track/In discussing the lack of fan support for the Youngstown Phantoms hockey team, Atty. William A.Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/05/skating-on-the-race-track/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/apr/28/camera-never-lies-or-blinks/As the city of Youngstown cracks down on curfew violations with a new initiative aptly named &#8220;Do You<StaffMember: Bertram de Souza>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/apr/28/camera-never-lies-or-blinks/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/apr/21/let-state-racing-panel-pay/Conspiracy theories aside, the reason the Ohio State Racing Commission is making such seemingly<StaffMember: Bertram de Souza>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/apr/21/let-state-racing-panel-pay/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/apr/14/will-valley-racino-ever-be-built/Has the Mahoning Valley become Ground Zero in the battle of the &#8220;Casino Titans&#8221;? That question looms<StaffMember: Bertram de Souza>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/apr/14/will-valley-racino-ever-be-built/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/apr/07/theyre-off-but-not-in-the-valley/There&#8217;s a racino (horse-racing track and slots casino) opening on Tuesday &#8212; within driving distance<StaffMember: Bertram de Souza>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/apr/07/theyre-off-but-not-in-the-valley/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/mar/31/will-ag-dewine-take-action/An open letter to Ohio Attorney General (and former county prosecutor) Mike DeWine. Dear Mr.Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/mar/31/will-ag-dewine-take-action/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/mar/24/teachable-moment-for-ytown/&#8220;No doubt the picture here remains murky and unfinished. For all the talks of a private sector<StaffMember: Bertram de Souza>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/mar/24/teachable-moment-for-ytown/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/mar/17/parents-where-are-the-kids/Whatever happened to the television public service announcement, &#8220;It&#8217;s 11 p.m. do you know whereSun, 17 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/mar/17/parents-where-are-the-kids/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/mar/10/feds-wont-get-a-pass-on-probe/In response to this writer&#8217;s December column urging the FBI and federal prosecutors to clean up the<StaffMember: Bertram de Souza>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/mar/10/feds-wont-get-a-pass-on-probe/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/mar/04/same-sex-marriage-time-bomb/Just as the assault on collective bargaining ignited the passions of the unions and their DemocraticMon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/mar/04/same-sex-marriage-time-bomb/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/feb/24/stroll-down-mafia-lane-with-snitch/Fifty years ago this month, Mahoning Valley Mafia boss Lenny Strollo and two of his associates,Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/feb/24/stroll-down-mafia-lane-with-snitch/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/feb/17/elections-staff-gets-smacked/Joyce Kale-Pesta, director of the Mahoning County Board of Elections, is the ultimate political<StaffMember: Bertram de Souza>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/feb/17/elections-staff-gets-smacked/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/feb/10/ysu-faces-uncertain-future/If there was any doubt about the importance of selecting just the right person to succeed Dr.Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/feb/10/ysu-faces-uncertain-future/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/feb/03/are-cosbys-comments-also-racist/Embattled Youngstown school board member Lock Beachum should have found comfort in entertainment<StaffMember: Bertram de Souza>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/feb/03/are-cosbys-comments-also-racist/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/jan/27/public-pensions-a-travesty/First a reminder about the public pension system in Ohio: It is shrouded in secrecy with regard to<StaffMember: Bertram de Souza>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/jan/27/public-pensions-a-travesty/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/jan/20/tressel-could-lead-a-y-juco/If you believe that Youngstown State University is a glorified junior college (juco) &#8212; communitySun, 20 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/jan/20/tressel-could-lead-a-y-juco/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/jan/13/sheriff-should-call-the-fbi/It was a shot in the dark that ended up hitting the bull&#8217;s-eye. The question from this writer to<StaffMember: Bertram de Souza>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/jan/13/sheriff-should-call-the-fbi/http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/jan/06/will-right-to-work-haunt-gov/With two years in office under his belt and his re-election bid on the horizon, Republican Gov. JohnSun, 06 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/jan/06/will-right-to-work-haunt-gov/