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Republican hypocrisy palpable

Opinion: Just before President Barack Obama arrived in the Mahoning Valley Tuesday afternoon, Congressman


What about Fannie, Freddie?

Opinion: Charleston (W.Va.) Daily Mail: Congress created two companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to buy


Slow down and enjoy the drive

Opinion: Slow down and enjoy the drive On a recent trip to a local shopping area, I traveled my usual route


State agency should let sunshine in

Opinion: COLUMBUS Want to know the home addresses of individuals behind a proposed constitutional


Jews in Iran keep the faith

Opinion: By Parvaneh Vahidmanesh Institute for War & Peace Reporting WASHINGTON “Ten years might pass


A bus shack downtown not an option for WRTA

Editorial: James Ferraro, executive direc- tor of the Western Reserve Transit Authority, has never been one to


Full impact of Gulf oil spill still unknown; debate begins

Editorial: It has been a month since BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico and


Being in the ‘pool’ wasn’t all that much fun

Opinion: I vowed never do it again. I wasted so much time doing it in the past, and it was never worth it.

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In politics, as good as it gets

Opinion: WASHINGTON The candidate who on Tuesday won the special election in a Pennsylvania congressional


To grads: Always be truthful

Opinion: It’s been many years since I was asked to deliver a commencement address, so I’ve had a lot of time


Only Congress can fix this mess

Opinion: Only Congress can fix this mess AMay 14 editorial declared, “Budget deficit commission must lead


Focus on real issues

Opinion: Focus on real issues Dayton Daily News: Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, is being reasonable when he


Political divide is bad news

Opinion: A recent poll surveying attitudes toward the current political acrimony revealed an interesting and


How do we mix oil, water?

Opinion: By Joshua Reichert McClatchy-Tribune The explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig


Beware of genetic testing

Opinion: By Arthur Caplan Philadelphia Inquirer Type “genetic testing” on an Internet search engine and