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YSU can’t spin the bad news
Perhaps in the rarefied air of academia a decline in enrollment isn’t worth losing sleep over. But
Courts won’t go quietly
“Ungaro pushes to cut judge” “Abolition of post is target — Leaders seek just two judges” Those
Austintown, Boardman officials OK funding for radio project
By Elise Franco and Ashley Luthern news@vindy.com Austintown Both Austintown and Boardman
The good, the bad, the ugly
Youngstown City Prosecutor Jay Macejko insists he has no ties whatsoever to members of the Cafaro
‘Did he just call me a drunk?’
During a recent candidate forum in Boardman hosted by the Fraternal Order of Police, Youngstown City
A rare stone for Christmas
His career has spanned decades, and yet he had never come across anything like it. The color, the
Traficant: Delusional to the end
Although former congressman and ex-convict James A. Traficant Jr. has kept out of the public
Kill 3-High formula for pensions
Don’t look for Republicans in Columbus to fast-track legislation dealing with public employees’
Occupy Y’town in the Hood
Private sector working stiffs (those in the public sector defy description) could be forgiven for
Kasich, Obama on the hot seat
Let there be no doubt that if State Issue 2 (a referendum on Ohio’s new collective bargaining reform
What sacrifice at YSU?
The Youngstown State University business-size envelope was addressed (handwritten) thusly:
Who put the blade to Betras?
Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras appears to have been bladed by Republicans
Finally, a Democrat with guts
It was a political smack down that resonated throughout the state of Ohio. But the ramifications go way beyond House Minority Leader Armond Budish, D-Beachwood, refusing to be a patsy for Speaker William Batchelder, R-Medina.
Williams missed an opportunity
As Jay Williams was departing Youngstown and giving up the office of mayor for bigger and better things in Washington, D.C., a 17-year-old black youth was lying in the morgue another victim of the citys cycle of violence.
DE SOUZA: What are voters thinking?
We can now add the re-election of a criminally indicted officeholder and the thousands of votes cast for a former congressman with a federal prison record to the annals of political corruption in the Mahoning Valley.
Traficant, the bully, gets rolled
It was the “kaboom” moment of this election season. Congressman Tim Ryan, former congressman and now
Balancing our image
Traficant (top). Chance (center). Strollo (bottom). Philomena (not pictured). Will the latest targets of the latest corruption probe add to the Mahoning Valley’s legacy? When will the corruption end and justice prevail?
DE SOUZA ANALYSIS: Oakhillgate reinforces Valley’s image of corruption
It was just about a year ago when thoughtful residents of the Mahoning Valley watched in dismay as
Chewing gum in class pays off at McKinley
A Poland McKinley Elementary School teacher let her students chew gum for a cause.
de Souza: Jokester insults serious voters
In sharp contrast to Monday’s circuslike atmosphere created by the Mahoning Valley’s political jokester, James A. Traficant Jr., thousands of area voters participated in Tuesday’s primary election in a demonstration of true democracy.
1. BRITAIN
1. BRITAIN The Times, London, March 3: What was she thinking? By taking a last-minute detour, on
Years Ago
Today is Monday, March 8, the 67th day of 2010. There are 298 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Hey, Mr. ‘Million $$$ Man,’ buy it
On Valentine’s Day, The Vindicator’s news desk gave Eric Ryan, director of the Covelli Centre, the
Years Ago
Today is Sunday, March 7, the 66th day of 2010. There are 299 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Years Ago
Today is Saturday, March 6, the 65th day of 2010. There are 300 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Bunning had a point
Chicago Tribune: Finally, Democrats and Republicans in Washington have found common ground: They’re
YEARS AGO
Today is Friday, March 5, the 64th day of 2010. There are 301 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Obama fails to deliver on pledge
“We know that our success as a nation depends on the success of communities just like this one. We
Taxpayer uprising the only answer
How can you tell a retired public employee from a private sector retiree? The man laughing all the
Only In the Mahoning Valley
Only In the Mahoning Valley In just about any other region of the country, the decision by
Only in the Mahoning Valley
In just about any other region of the country, the decision by General Motors Corp. to tie its
A decade’s worth of uplifting columns
It didn’t take long in 2000 for this column to become the beacon of all that’s bright and beautiful
Traficant plays us, the press, for fools
The Mahoning Valley’s No. 1 Con Man — con as in convict and con as in conniver — must still be
Is there a reason for Valley to worry?
The two words in the New York Times and Washington Post stories literally jumped off the pages:
Cronin, Tsagaris share a ‘lender’
First, an apology to federal prosecutors in Cleveland who kept mum about the identity of the
Vetting failed in YSU trustee selection
Had Atty. Liz Bernard not resigned as a trustee of Youngstown State University, the governor’s
Now, there’s an honest professor
A staunch defender of Youngstown State University, reacting to this writer’s criticism of the
Obama should weigh in on V&M
“Now, we’ve still got a long way to go. But there is little debate that the decisions we’ve made and
Who’s to blame for sales tax defeat?
Make no mistake about it. Had the renewal of the half-percent sales tax in Mahoning County won voter
Casino foes overplay their hand
In politics, overreaching carries great risk — largely because voters see it as a sign of
Is our Mafia history a factor?
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
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
From the anti-gambling puritans, to the group leading the charge against State Issue 3, to some
YSU is not coming up ‘aces’
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
There he was in all his criminally convicted glory, talking about running for Congress. Who, James
They rise up in defense of their man
You’ve got to hand it to the supporters of ex congressman-turned-criminal James A. Traficant Jr.,
‘Come to YSU, we even have computers’
To hear Youngstown State University’s administration tell it, the $4,500 bonuses that 400 or so
Traficant: Master of the disguise
The mug shots of James A. Traficant Jr. aren’t meant to highlight the fashion sense of the former
Traficant bans writer from bash
Former congressman and now former federal prisoner James A. Traficant Jr. will in all likelihood
Respect? Not a little bit
The ex-sheriff’s self-destructive streak did him in. From this day forth, legitimate journalists
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