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Opinion

Orchids & onions

ORCHID: To the Youngstown State University Board of Trustees for launching a new era of growth for the higher education institution. The board last week unanimously agreed to accept the property title for the former Eastern Gateway Community College in Steubenville as part of its plan to open a ...

Thankful for care at St. E’s, AHC

DEAR EDITOR: I would like to recognize all the nurses, doctors and service workers at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and at Austintown Healthcare Center. A little over a year ago, I injured my leg in Cleveland while slipping on ice. I was asked which hospital I wanted to go to, ...

Anti-Trump vitriol getting old, boring

DEAR EDITOR: I thought The Vindicator had a limit on how many Letters to the Editor a person can get published each year. Apparently not, because I keep seeing the same authors’ names over and over again. Especially a gentleman (I use the term loosely) from Canfield. He seems to be ...

Mamdani could ease Trump’s return to New York

There’s no mystery why Zohran Mamdani wanted to get along with Donald Trump. The president threatened New York City with funding cuts, deployment of federal forces and other unpleasantries if its voters elected the self-described democratic socialist as mayor. But why after calling Mamdani ...

ADOPT Act would stop baby brokers

Lawmakers do love an alphabet soup when it comes to naming their legislation. But for some, if the clever name helps it stick in the minds of those who will be voting for it, the wordplay is worth the effort. Such is the case with the Adoption Deserves Oversight, Protection and Transparency ...

A handshake at Cheney funeral eases some pain

WASHINGTON — A moment in former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral at the National Cathedral brought me to tears. Not for the departed and grim old warrior but for the tableau in the front row. A hint: something as simple as a handshake between two men who would — or should — be ...