Opinion and Editorial

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Don’t call the plan a stimulus

Opinion: Stimulus spending has been the core of President Obama’s economic policy from the start — from


Taxpayer scrutiny demanded

Opinion: Omaha World-Herald, Neb.: Government employees deserve proper pay and benefits, but taxpayers are


We can curb intolerance

Opinion: By Barbara Shelly McClatchy Newspapers We met on a bus. Rosila Ishmael was a recent graduate of


Not a fan of trickle-down policy

Opinion: Not a fan of trickle-down policy The Bush tax cuts were sup- posed to help the lower and middle


Shift in AIDS funding hurts

Opinion: Shift in AIDS funding hurts Los Angeles Times: President Obama has been a huge disappointment to


Who are ‘the people’?

Opinion: Who are ‘the people’? I have read the recent nega- tive letters of late from the man in Austintown


Beck plays loose with numbers

Opinion: By Lawrence Krauss Los Angeles Times Question: What do Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor”


Governor faces uphill climb

Opinion: COLUMBUS We’re another week closer to election day (and early voting), and there’s been yet


Higher ed has a crucial role in Ohio’s growth, prosperity

Editorial: When Gov. Ted Strickland and Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents Eric Fingerhut unveiled the


A warning for the president

Opinion: If anyone doubted the extent of anti-incumbent feeling this year, consider this: A recent poll


Clunker school of economics

Opinion: WASHINGTON Looking back with pride, the British are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the


Why didn’t prez join in the rollout?

Opinion: The titular head of General Motors Co., the president of the United States, missed a red, white and


Workplace violence is fact of life, even when it doesn’t make headlines

Opinion: I am usually not one to make predictions, and especially ones with such sadness and devastation,


When summer lasted forever

Opinion: When summer lasted forever Growing up in Youngstown many light years ago was reality. It was when


Teeing one up for the Valley

Opinion: By the time most of you read this today, we’ll be a few holes into Day 2 of a three-day, all-Valley