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Opinion

Young athletes can learn from Masters champ Scheffler

Scottie Scheffler recently won the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, for the second time. He dominated the historic tournament that included a field of the best golfers in the world — the Masters is one of the few remaining tournaments that is filled with ...

Motorists must resolve not to drive distracted

Throughout April, Ohio and other states across the nation amp up campaigns to alert motorists of the life-threatening dangers posed by distracted driving — as they should. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that on average 3,000 people die in auto accidents ...

Sound off!

How can “new vegetation” grow in Mill Creek Park with all the fallen dead trees? They are left to rot. Nothing will grow under dead wood. Just drive through the park and observe. I’ve lived by the park for 18 years and have yet to see them remove a fallen tree. First, the geese, then the ...

Investigate what’s behind health gaps

DEAR EDITOR: In the April 15 edition, The Vindicator editorial board expressed angst regarding the divergence between infant mortality rates and diseases of blacks, Hispanics and whites. The board insinuated that something malicious is occurring or that there is a dearth of money for ...

Still seeking answers from YSU’s president

DEAR EDITOR: Despite saying he’d be willing to sit and speak with anyone willing to listen, neither I nor others in the Youngstown State University community wanting to know how Bill Johnson got to campus and how he got that big three-year contract have been invited to any sit-down. Now ...

Prosecutor should be prosecuting criminals

DEAR EDITOR: This letter is written to repudiate some recent comments in a Letter to the Editor. I stated previously that every person is guaranteed to a defense attorney. Seems the respondent to my original letter didn’t read my entire letter. While Lynn Maro is entitled to be a defense ...