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Will Clinton’s visit help?

Opinion: What impact will President Bill Clinton’s appearance at a Saturday pre-Election Day breakfast in


History repeating itself

Opinion: Like presidential predecessors from Franklin Roosevelt to George W. Bush, Barack Obama has been


WWII vet speaks

Opinion: By Wally Spiers McClatchy Newspapers Calvin Fritz has an interesting viewpoint on the


Tragedy brings a realization that something must be done

Editorial: It’s an unfortunate reality that sometimes it takes a tragedy to awaken a community in ways that


Humphries has a right to speak

Opinion: Humphries has a right to speak The over reactions to Tom Humphries, president of the Youngstown-


Lending on full automatic

Opinion: Seattle Times: Sloppy, greedy mortgage lenders helped inflate the housing bubble of the Great


Hillary should stay at State

Opinion: By Nicholas L. CAIN McClatchy-Tribune CLAREMONT, Calif. With President Obama’s polling numbers


Clinton can win in 2012

Opinion: By Bogdan Kipling McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON The latest buzz flitting among the Georgetown


Iran a kinder, gentler nation? Afghanistan’s head thinks so

Editorial: President Hamid Karzai’s cavA- lier attitude toward the Islamic Republic of Iran reflects either a


Dems sing same old tax song

Opinion: Classic songs from years past are sometimes referred to as “golden oldies.” There are political


Tax cuts for rich must expire

Opinion: By Jacob S. HACKER and PAUL PIERSON Los Angeles Times The richest 0.1 percent of Americans have


A library is a basic necessity

Opinion: A library is a basic necessity Surely there are a hundred other things that would have to happen


Careful what you wish for

Opinion: Careful what you wish for Los Angeles Times: A new poll suggests that nearly half of American


Arrests are a first step toward justice and restoring safety

Editorial: You can run but you can’t hide. That’s a bit of folk wisdom that should now resonate with Aubrey


Steep price to pay

Opinion: By Robert Gottlieb Los Angeles Times Check out the garlic the next time you’re in the