Opinion and Editorial

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Locking the courthouse door is no assurance of a fair trial

Editorial: A defendant’s right to a fair trial and the need for courts in a free country to operate openly


Pennsylvania, Ohio approach death penalty differently

Opinion: An overwhelming majority of Americans support the death penalty. Polling conducted by Gallup over


Anti-smoking campaign

Opinion: Rapid City Journal, South Dakota: Anti-tobacco forces were in town last week to kick off the


Uncertainty at home, abroad marks Sept. 11 terror attack

Editorial: It should be clear by now that America’s war on global terrorism is far from over, and that the


Economic predictions iffy

Opinion: When people learn that you are an economist, they often want you to predict which way the economy is


Social Security is ‘our plain duty’

Opinion: The hum of insects and the occasional bird call punctuated the last Sunday morning in August at


Fisher goes negative in ads

Opinion: The struggling U.S. Senate campaign of Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher went on the offensive with a television


Where are Betras’ priorities?

Opinion: Where are Betras’ priorities? I am writing this letter in re- gards to recently published articles


Big Ten: A chance to improve

Opinion: Journal & Courier, Lafayette. Ind.: Wednesday’s Big Ten announcement divided the famed football


Tax-cut issue is explosive

Opinion: WASHINGTON Well, I know what question I’d ask President Obama at today’s news conference. “Mr.


Suit protects public pensions, as well as private investors

Editorial: A lot of questions are being raised about public pensions and the growing disparity between pension


Dems make deals

Opinion: Vice President Biden gave his view of the opposition in this fall’s elections at a recent Democratic


Send in the clowns — Dems

Opinion: It is important to understand the plot line in the tragedy called Washington politics before one can


Who are the moochers?

Opinion: Who are the moochers? Hey, all of you unemployed people, did you know that you are lazy and a


Region’s push for innovation gets a major boost from state

Editorial: As names go, it has a preten- tious ring to it — even for government: The Youngstown Entrepreneurial