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Clean energy pays dividends

Opinion: By Phyllis Cuttino McClatchy-Tribune All too many issues these days seem to be framed solely in


Taxing the biggest casino

Opinion: By Sarah Anderson McClatchy-Tribune Remember the May 6 stock market “flash crash,” when the Dow


Good news about the next generation

Opinion: By Jason Ross McClatchy-Tribune Amid the July Fourth fireworks, cookouts, fairs and parades, the


Friends like Pakistan don’t help

Opinion: Dismissing American objections, Pakistan has signed an agreement to run a natural-gas pipeline from


The Fourth is the best of holidays

Opinion: The Fourth is the best of holidays Of all the holidays our country celebrates throughout the


YouTube escapes piracy charge

Opinion: YouTube escapes piracy charge Los Angeles Times: Entertainment companies have asked the courts


We’re surrounded by thousands of Abby Sunderlands

Opinion: By Karin Klein Los Angeles Times A brave teenager came to mind the other day. She is a 15-year-


Not every kid looks forward to end of school

Opinion: By Algernon Felice McClatchy-Tribune School is out, but that’s not necessarily good news for our


Beyond confidence indicator lies clearer view of economy

Editorial: On its surface, this week’s report from The Conference Board that shows consumer confidence among


No more second guessing

Opinion: Now that the Supreme Court of the United States has decided that the Second Amendment to the


Pre-election rhetoric is getting scary

Opinion: WASHINGTON The campaign video is such a transparent ploy, the temptation is to ignore it. After


The Senate loses another lion

Opinion: The Senate loses another lion Philadelphia Inquirer: The death of Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., on


Zero tolerance is a burden on residents of the city, not the thugs

Opinion: Zero tolerance is a burden on residents of the city, not the thugs I am a longtime resident of


Obama’s changed view on drugs is welcome

Opinion: By David A. LOVE McClatchy-Tribune President Obama is moving in the right direction in the war


Obama shows strength

Opinion: By Max Boot Los Angeles Times “Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He