Opinion and Editorial

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Citizens arise when Washington fails

Opinion: By Barbara Shelly McClatchy Newspapers I’m not much of a TV watcher under the best of


China flexes its military muscles

Opinion: Now that China has become a global economic power, it’s beginning to throw its weight around Asia as


Scary time of year

Opinion: Scary time of year Two very frightening and similar events will occur within a few weeks —


No money for SS raises, and yet ...

Opinion: No money for SS raises, and yet ... I am one of the millions of se- niors who is on a Social


Texas messes with Islam

Opinion: Texas messes with Islam Los Angeles Times: From the state that brought you the notion that Thomas


House leads way in sending a message to China on fair trade

Editorial: The U.S. House of Representatives spoke with an amazingly clear voice last week in passing the


Nature is a threat to Pakistan

Opinion: Here’s a riddle that may determine the fate of President Obama’s Afghanistan policy: How do you


States attacked by agitators

Opinion: Louis Brandeis and William Brennan — who probably thought as deeply about law and society as any two


It’s a way of death

Opinion: By Rasa Sowlat Institute for War & Peace Reporting TEHRAN Despite judicial rulings against the


What’s a political moderate to do?

Opinion: What’s happening in this political cycle is partly normal. The two parties are rallying their most


Y’town must take back streets

Opinion: So long as we keep using words such as “random,” “senseless,” “unfortunate” and even “mistaken


Toiling with two Youngstowns

Opinion: The horrific deaths of Vivian Martin and Thomas Repchic erode the vibrancy of the Youngstown rebound


Let’s see evidence in CLS case

Opinion: Let’s see evidence in CLS case Like many others, I am sad dened by the events surrounding the raid


911 review is an emergency

Editorial: Mahoning County Sheriff Ran- dall Wellington’s claim that his department can save county government


50 years after walls came down, the gap remains

Opinion: By Fred McKissack McClatchy-Tribune Last week marked a pivotal moment in our country’s history