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Don’t name Navy ship after Murtha

Opinion: By Justin Danhof McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON Here’s a tip: to get ahead in today’s America,


Late congressman deserves the honor

Opinion: By Wayne Madsen McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON The usual cabal of neo-conservatives and “swift-


A matter of intelligence

Opinion: Los Angeles Times: President Obama’s nominee to head the intelligence community appeared before the


As president visits auto plants, he should address Delphi pensions

Opinion: As president visits auto plants, he should address Delphi pensions When President Obama visits GM


Beware of those who are wise

Opinion: Many of the wonderful-sounding ideas that have been tried as government policies have failed


How did Ben view wealth?

Opinion: By Donald J. KOCHAN Los Angeles Times On July 26, 1784 — 226 years ago — Benjamin Franklin


Courthouse restoration cost a pittance of stimulus fund

Editorial: To put the $10 million needed to restore the 100-year-old Mahoning County Courthouse in perspective,


Haiti not benefiting from aid

Opinion: By Ezili Danto McClatchy-Tribune Haiti is suffering from misguided foreign aid. The rains are


Al Franken’s a real Democrat

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords At last, there’s a Democrat in the Senate who’s acting like a real


Republicans are quacks on taxes

Opinion: WASHINGTON The modern Republican argument about taxes seems to boil down to two principles, both


Time for Congress to act on energy

Opinion: Time for Congress to act on energy The Vindicator’s editorial page was spot-on when it called on


Unemployment pay extended for Americans most in need

Editorial: The check is in the mail. Well, since unemployment benefits are largely done through direct


Hillary hits the right notes

Opinion: If you want to find a harsh crowd for an American official, send him — or her — to Pakistan. That’s


National Republican Party acquires a taste for ‘tea’

Opinion: The “tea party” movement is rapidly becoming just another faction of the national Republican Party.


Opportunity knocking on GOP’s door this year

Opinion: Given what members of Congress get away with these days, it takes a lot to break House ethics rules.