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Who owes whom an apology?

Opinion: WASHINGTON As a wife, I understand where Ginni Thomas is coming from. In particular, as the wife


Sanctions hurt Iran

Opinion: By Jason Rezaian Institute for War & Peace Reporting TEHRAN Iran’s famed rug industry faces a


Law isn’t well suited to protect people from being offended

Editorial: The display of mutilated baby dolls in a Halloween tableau outside a Niles house is at most a


A warning about e-books

Opinion: When I interviewed Mario Vargas Llosa a few days ago on the occasion of his well-deserved and long


There is help out there for police

Opinion: There is help out there for police As past Mahoning County “Auxiliary Deputy Sheriff Commander”


It isn’t easy asking for money in midst of economic turmoil

Editorial: Let us agree on one thing: If the dedicated individuals who run social service agencies, or local


The military’s Achilles’ heel

Opinion: By Jim Arkedis Los Angeles Times America forgets Oct. 12 as seamlessly as it remembers Sept. 11.


There’s rage in coal country

Opinion: WHEELING, W. Va. In 1863, West Virginia became the 35th state by seceding from some secessionists:


This political brew just can’t last

Opinion: Though the actual voting is still a week and five days away, it seems clear that this midterm


Who’s the culprit in Wall St. crash?

Opinion: By Bart Chilton McClatchy-Tribune On May 6, U.S. financial markets became unhinged for 20


Ohio’s notary public law is weak

Opinion: Ohio’s notary public law is weak Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner is asking for a federal


New story lines for Middle East

Opinion: Many years ago, a movie theater called the Brattle near Harvard University used to show the film


Two logs don’t make it right

Opinion: Two logs don’t make it right Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail: Jeanne Clery, a teenage Lehigh


Where can spending be cut?

Opinion: In the last two years, spending by the current Congress has increased 21.4 percent, according to the


Political energy defies harnessing

Opinion: By Harold Jackson Philadelphia Inquirer “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to