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Cuba appears to be changing, but U.S. Senate will need proof

Editorial: Cuba appears to be changing, but U.S. Senate will need proof The first real winds of change in 50


The politics of resentment

Opinion: Few things have captured in microcosm what has gone so painfully wrong, where racial issues are


A splitting sports headache

Opinion: A splitting sports headache Los Angeles Times: For years, the NFL blithely denied that there were


Candidates: If ‘jobs’ are the question, what is the answer?

Opinion: Candidates: If ‘jobs’ are the question, what is the answer? Permit me to express my con- cerns and


Castro gets a reality check

Opinion: WASHINGTON Fidel Castro, 84, may have failing eyesight but he has noticed something: “The Cuban


Saving GM was vital to Valley

Opinion: Earlier this month marked a momentous day for the Mahoning Valley. I watched as the first three


A new Tea Party anthem

Opinion: Forty-four years ago, a bootleg album of Bob Dylan songs came out with the incendiary title “While


Perils of texting while driving

Opinion: WASHINGTON I am, as of this writing, 144 days away from never again being able to sleep soundly.


Finally others are recognizing what China has been up to

Editorial: A sentence in a McClatchy-Tri- bune news story out of Washington the other day read: “Anti-China


Annoying, perhaps even dangerous, crossings detract from bike trail

Opinion: I find the 11-mile Mill Creek Metroparks Bikeway to offer a convenient ride on trail that is flat,


Did special prosecutors go too far?

Opinion: There are certain letters that ring true, even though they are unsigned. This one arrived in the


Draining joy from kindergarten

Opinion: Draining joy from kindergarten Recently, Kelly McMahon wrote a column that I must make comment


Student news organization thrives in its first year

Opinion: First anniversaries are special. This one is, too, in that it marks a mission to serve a


The carp threat remains

Editorial: The carp threat remains Last week President Barack Obama met with a Great Lakes region delegation


Colleges spend a lot of money outside classroom

Opinion: By Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus Los Angeles Times At Pomona College, a top-flight liberal