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Clarett works on rebuilding his life, starting in Nebraska

Editorial: Call it redemption, or the more secular second chance or in sports terminology, a comeback;


Let chimps retire in peace

Opinion: By Ingrid E. NEWKIRK People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals New Mexico’s Gov. Bill


Is Iraq Obama’s legacy?

Opinion: It was hardly surprising that President Barack Obama shied away from the previous administration’s


Townships don't get bus benefits

Opinion: After reading Mayor Smith’s letter about the unfair WRTA tax I agree that it benefits the city of Youngstown only. I have yet to see more than two people on a bus in Austintown.


People are riding WRTA buses

Opinion: People are riding WRTA buses It saddens me when an elect- ed official, such as John W. Smith, the


Menace to boaters, other fish

Opinion: The Kansas City Star: The Asian carp that knocked a Texas kayaker out of the Missouri River 340 race


A Rocky Mountain showdown

Opinion: DENVER Put away the pitchfork metaphors that are prevalent in this season of populist ferment:


End of US combat mission means Iraqis are in charge

Editorial: America has paid an enormous price over the past seven and a half years to bring freedom and


Beck leads revival meeting

Opinion: WASHINGTON I left the Glenn Beck rally worried that I didn’t have much of a story. It was all


Surprise: A president speaks about being Muslim and American

Opinion: By Dick Polman Philadelphia Inquirer As we navigate the waning days of our xenophobic summer,


Building a mosque near Ground Zero is an affront to America

Opinion: The proposed mosque near where the World Trade Center was attacked and destroyed, along with


Rates increase, not programing

Opinion: Rates increase, not programing I am writing in response to the letter to the editor that ran on


Migrant misery, in Mexico

Opinion: Migrant misery, in Mexico Angeles Times: The bullet-riddled bodies of 72 Central and South


Let Afghans determine own destiny

Opinion: There’s been a barrage of bad news lately from Afghanistan. So I was glad for the chance to


Beware deficit hawks

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Deficit hawks are on the fly in Washington, madly screeching that