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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Vindy.com stories: How we see it</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/how-we-see-it/</link><description>Vindy.com stories: How we see it</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright Vindy.com 2013. RSS use policy: www.vindy.com/about/use_policy/#rss</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>Once again, tragedy from afar strikes a chord close to home
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/22/once-again-tragedy-from-afar-strikes-a-c/</link><description>It has been nearly 28 years since a  killer tornado swept through the Mahoning and Shenango valleys,</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/22/once-again-tragedy-from-afar-strikes-a-c/</guid></item><item><title>Added scrutiny of charter schools in city and state is overdue, but finally coming
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/21/added-scrutiny-of-charter-schools-in-cit/</link><description>State and local education lead- ers are committing themselves to beefed-up monitoring of Ohio&amp;#8217;s</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/21/added-scrutiny-of-charter-schools-in-cit/</guid></item><item><title>Specialty courts dispense fair justice for U.S. veterans
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/20/specialty-courts-dispense-fair-justice-f/</link><description>Col. James Dignan, commander  of the 910th Airlift Wing at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station,</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/20/specialty-courts-dispense-fair-justice-f/</guid></item><item><title>New president of YSU faces a full slate of challenges
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/19/new-president-of-ysu-faces-a-full-slate-/</link><description>In the months leading up to the  selection of a new president for Youngstown State University, long-</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/19/new-president-of-ysu-faces-a-full-slate-/</guid></item><item><title>Karzai opens can of worms with admission of CIA cash
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/18/karzai-opens-can-of-worms-with-admission/</link><description>Remember the stacks of  hundred-dollar bills wrapped in  plastic loaded onto pallets headed for</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/18/karzai-opens-can-of-worms-with-admission/</guid></item><item><title>Can anything positive come out of Cleveland&amp;#8217;s house of horrors?
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/17/can-anything-positive-come-out-of-clevel/</link><description>Even though many perplexinG  questions remain unanswered, some horrific  details  emerging from the</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/17/can-anything-positive-come-out-of-clevel/</guid></item><item><title>State panel keeps demanding budget cuts in Liberty schools
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/16/state-panel-keeps-demanding-budget-cuts-/</link><description>Seven months ago, the Liberty  Local School District received an ominous warning: If the board of</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/16/state-panel-keeps-demanding-budget-cuts-/</guid></item><item><title>Let Exterran serve as model for accelerated Valley growth
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/15/let-exterran-serve-as-model-for-accelera/</link><description>The official opening of  Exterran Energy Solutions&amp;#8217; $13 million 65,000-square-foot advanced</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/15/let-exterran-serve-as-model-for-accelera/</guid></item><item><title>Time for regional approach to war on illegal drug trade
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/14/time-for-regional-approach-to-war-on-ill/</link><description>On the heels of the success- ful yearlong investigation of a major drug operation with roots in</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/14/time-for-regional-approach-to-war-on-ill/</guid></item><item><title>Loss of &amp;#8216;anti-fracking&amp;#8217; issue was a gain for Youngstown
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/13/loss-of-anti-fracking-issue-was-a-gain-f/</link><description>The loss of what was billed as an anti-fracking amendment to Youngstown&amp;#8217;s charter was surprising</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/13/loss-of-anti-fracking-issue-was-a-gain-f/</guid></item><item><title>Tuesday&amp;#8217;s primary provided insight into the two key races
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/12/tuesdays-primary-provided-insight-into-t/</link><description>The Democratic nominee for Youngstown mayor has a couple of hurdles to clear before he can take the</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/12/tuesdays-primary-provided-insight-into-t/</guid></item><item><title>Engineer&amp;#8217;s hiring of a felon resurrects his own troubles
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/11/engineers-hiring-of-a-felon-resurrects-h/</link><description>When Mahoning County Engi- neer Patrick Ginnetti won election in 2012 by virtue of being unopposed,</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/11/engineers-hiring-of-a-felon-resurrects-h/</guid></item><item><title>Marathon bomber is buried with a dignity he didn&amp;#8217;t earn
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/10/marathon-bomber-is-buried-with-a-dignity/</link><description>It is not difficult to find photo- graphs of the bodies of Italy&amp;#8217;s World War II fascist leader,</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/10/marathon-bomber-is-buried-with-a-dignity/</guid></item><item><title>Sanitarians shortage bolsters case for merger of health units
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/09/sanitarians-shortage-bolsters-case-for-m/</link><description>&amp;#8220;Consolidation of health entities more essential than ever.&amp;#8221;    That was the headline for an</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/09/sanitarians-shortage-bolsters-case-for-m/</guid></item><item><title>Parking scofflaws were given what should be one last chance
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/08/parking-scofflaws-were-given-what-should/</link><description>Over the last 75 years there have been several parking-ticket amnesty programs in the city of</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/08/parking-scofflaws-were-given-what-should/</guid></item><item><title>JobsOhio&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8216;private&amp;#8217; status still generates controversy
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/07/jobsohios-private-status-still-generates/</link><description>First, Ohio Auditor David Yost presented a compelling &amp;#8212; and successful &amp;#8212; argument that JobsOhio, the</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/07/jobsohios-private-status-still-generates/</guid></item><item><title>Hagan&amp;#8217;s medical marijuana proposal merits discussion
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/06/hagans-medical-marijuana-proposal-merits/</link><description>State Rep. Robert F. Hagan. D-58th,  has been in favor of legalizing marijuana in the state &amp;#8212;</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/06/hagans-medical-marijuana-proposal-merits/</guid></item><item><title>Jamael Brown gets our nod in Youngstown mayoral race
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/05/jamael-brown-gets-our-nod-in-youngstown-/</link><description>The two leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for mayor of Youngstown agree on most of</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/05/jamael-brown-gets-our-nod-in-youngstown-/</guid></item><item><title>Disaster strikes in Bangladesh as greed trumps worker safety
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/04/disaster-strikes-in-bangladesh-as-greed-/</link><description>2&amp;#8212; Pope Francis, at a Mass on Wednesday.   Pope Francis, who has been the leader of the 1.2 billion</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/04/disaster-strikes-in-bangladesh-as-greed-/</guid></item><item><title>All things considered, they&amp;#8217;d be better off in Philadelphia
</title><link>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/03/all-things-considered-theyd-be-better-of/</link><description>Hawaii may be the closest thing  to paradise on U.S. soil, but public employees or officials are</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/may/03/all-things-considered-theyd-be-better-of/</guid></item></channel></rss>