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Opinion

Violence stems from Trump’s rhetoric

DEAR EDITOR: The recent killing of Minnesota State Senator Melissa Hortman and her husband as well as the shooting of State Senator John Hoffman and his wife must clearly be laid at the feet of President Donald Trump. He may occasionally give a cursory statement condemning violence but his ...

Orchids and onions

ORCHID: To Youngstown City Council for unanimously authorizing $120,000 for a thorough state audit of the city’s safety forces after unacceptably high rates of overtime pay in the police department was reported by this newspaper. Earlier this year, The Vindicator reported 15 city officers ...

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The main reason that Trump bombed Iran was because he wants to be seen as the most powerful man in the world. His jealousy of Netanyahu’s early success in bombing Iran drove him. Did he think about how he’ll keep the Strait of Hormuz open? Has he thought about how it will affect gas prices? ...

The war should be turned back to Israel

Let me offer some rare praise for Donald Trump. His attack on Iran’s nuclear development sites was carefully executed. Nobody outside a tight circle knew about it in advance. And he was wise in shifting the talk into calls for peace. We don’t know whether the bunker busters reached all ...

Is Robby Starbuck right? Is there a War on Children through social media?

Before Robby Starbuck became a problem for leftist companies, alerting consumers to stupid woke indoctrination policies, he directed music videos. He worked with some big names, like Snoop Dogg and Natalie Portman. In my new video, I remind him that his Snoop Dogg video includes the lyrics: ...

Can electrical grid handle the strain?

Heat across our region likely has many households cranking up the air conditioning and using plenty of electricity. Combine household need with that of Ohio’s industrial energy consumers and PJM Interconnection is advising the strain on our electrical grid may be too great. “At the ...