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Opinion

Comstock should not be allowed to run

DEAR EDITOR: With all due respect to print journalism, shouldn’t The Vindicator/Tribune Chronicle be calling for an investigation into the “misapplication of deadly force” mentioned in the last “Sound Off” comment in the Feb.28/March 1 weekend edition? As I interpret the last ...

Revoking EPA finding will endanger us all

DEAR EDITOR: For 16 years the EPA Endangerment Finding helped protect our environment and our heath and was an important tool in fighting climate change. The “endangerment finding” is the EPA’s scientific and legal conclusion that the Clean Air Act requires regulation of greenhouse gas ...

Oliver the choice in GOP primary for commissioner

Property taxes are on the minds of homeowners and politicians across Ohio these days and for good reason. Property taxes have increased since the most recent round of revaluations in the state, including here in Mahoning County, where another round of revaluations is set for this year and ...

Engler faces challenges in winning stop-abortion suit

Trumbull County Judge David L. Engler is seeking to stop abortions in Ohio through a lawsuit he filed with the Ohio Supreme Court contending the 2023 reproductive rights constitutional amendment does not provide protections for minors. Rather than asking the court to focus on that lone issue, ...

Boccieri the choice in Dem primary for 58th District

John Boccieri is no stranger to Mahoning Valley politics after serving nine years in the Ohio House of Representatives, two years in the state Senate and two years in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is one of three candidates in the Democratic primary race to replace state Rep. Lauren ...

Clarence Thomas’ great speech on the Declaration

Many speeches will be delivered this year about the Declaration of Independence as we celebrate its 250th birthday. However, I think the greatest was just delivered by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on April 15 at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas, Austin. The force ...