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Opinion

Letters to the editor

Why Trump isn’t worried about midterms DEAR EDITOR: When Donald Trump proclaims to all of us he is not worried about the midterms, I believe him. He may be the dirtiest and most prolific liar ever displayed by a President of the United States, but on this point he is telling the truth. The ...

Gitmo and torture revisited

America’s longest current criminal prosecution is in its 15th year, on its fifth judge, and still has no trial date. The defendants are Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four alleged mass murder co-conspirators. Mohammed is the second person that the government has characterized as the ringleader ...

Orchids & onions

ORCHID: To Jennifer Blomstrom of Boardman for her potentially life-saving gift of a kidney to longtime friend and Boardman Township Administrator Jason Loree. Loree, who was diagnosed about two decades ago with polycystic kidney disease and today has only 18% normal kidney function, posted a ...

Sound off!

Again almost a full column in the Sunday Vindicator penned by a writer from Canfield preaching to all how the sky is falling, what politicians should say and how to run their campaigns. With all that wisdom one would think he would pick an office, run a campaign and get elected so he could ...

Infighting among Trumbull Republicans on full display

The dysfunction, discord, disharmony and division plaguing the Trumbull County Republican Party was on full display during its recent reorganizational meeting. Practically every person who spoke at the meeting either addressed the infighting that splits its members into two factions or got ...

Red Cross ramps up collection efforts as summer arrives

There’s a lot to be cheerful about, as the end of the school year, warmer weather and the arrival of the travel/vacation season have most people in more chipper moods. But for some, summertime coincides with the “100 deadliest days,” the period from approximately Memorial Day to Labor Day ...