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Iraqis’ anger boils over as electricity shortages spread

Opinion: By Khalid Waleed Institute for War & Peace Reporting BAGHDAD The interim Iraqi government is


Higher ed barriers remain

Opinion: By Susan C. ALDRIDGE McClatchy-Tribune I have had the pleasure of handing diplomas to some


Bike paths and routes provide recreation and transportation

Editorial: Members of the baby boomer generation can remember riding their bicycles for miles on city streets,


Stalin’s no hero in hometown

Opinion: By Natia Kuprashvili Institute for War & Peace Reporting GORI, Georgia After nearly 60 years,


Traficant: Star of the sideshow

Opinion: When ex-con (con, as in convict and congressman) James A. Traficant Jr. was told that his name would


Safety concerns when the earthquake shook Oakhill were real

Opinion: The headline read: “Fourth of July and the Oakhill Quake.” Seriously? Editor Todd Franko’s goal was


Better parenting = better students

Opinion: Better parenting = better students I read the article in The Vindi- cator about cracking down on


‘God’s Country’ is no more

Opinion: My first case as a lawyer took me to the Probate Court of Mahoning County. That was nearly 25 years


MYCAP trustees to be tested with hiring of a new director

Editorial: If you add up all the things that a state investigation initially identified as being wrong with the


Teaching without principals: gimmick or sign of the times?

Editorial: Teaching without principals: gimmick or sign of the times? A commonly heard complaint about public


We lose libraries at our peril

Opinion: By Marilyn Johnson Los Angeles Times The United States is beginning an interesting experiment in


Sister Jerome has earned community’s appreciation

Editorial: If there’s a word that describes Sister Jerome Corcoran, it is “faith” — faith in her God, faith in


Ballot issue backers lose out

Opinion: COLUMBUS A question for all of you petition signers out there: How does it feel to be used by the


CNN should aim high

Opinion: Dallas Morning: As CNN’s Larry King snaps his suspenders and heads into the sunset, the first


This is a city with a heart

Opinion: This is a city with a heart My parents, Bryan and Dor- othy Treible, were involved in an accident