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Opinion and Editorial
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Opinion | Our Voice | Columns Todd Franko Bertram de Souza David Skolnick Ernie Brown | Letters
Post-election priorities: cutting costs and working together
Editorial: When the votes were counted, the margin of victory for the renewal of a half-percent sales tax in
Cracking down on gangs
Opinion: Cracking down on gangs Cleveland Plain Dealer: School’s winding down, the sun’s heating up and
Oil spills are inevitable
Opinion: By Charles Wohlforth Los Angeles Times Each news update from the BP oil blowout in the Gulf of
Nation’s in do-nothing mood
Opinion: This just in: Americans don’t trust their government. Recent polls have found that faith in the
High achievers targeted
Opinion: Recent stories out of both Philadelphia and San Francisco tell of black students beating up Asian
What’s in store for Britain?
Opinion: Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat candidate for prime minister and the Susan Boyle of British politics,
Census will show diversity
Opinion: By Lewis Diuguid McClatchy Newspapers Fifty years ago my mother went door to door in St. Louis
It’s not a matter of equality
Opinion: It’s not a matter of equality The April 22 letter, “Equality for all is urged,” is the non-
Afghans enjoy dog-fighting
Opinion: By Qayum Babak Institute for War & Peace Reporting BALKH The two dogs close in on each other,
Wanted: Smarter oil drillers
Opinion: Kansas City Star: The huge oil spill now threatening tourism, wildlife, beaches and the seafood
National immigration policy cannot be put off any longer
Editorial: President Barack Obama’s decision not to push for a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year
de Souza: Jokester insults serious voters
Opinion: In sharp contrast to Monday’s circuslike atmosphere created by the Mahoning Valley’s political jokester, James A. Traficant Jr., thousands of area voters participated in Tuesday’s primary election in a demonstration of true democracy.
Kent State: A mother still grieves
Opinion: By Elaine Holstein McClatchy-Tribune Today, it is 40 years since my son, Jeff, was shot and
Elton John concert provided a test and an opportunity
Editorial: There is nothing new about big stars — some really big stars — playing Youngstown. Metropolitan
Too big to fail? No
Opinion: By David C. JOHN Heritage Foundation Driving the push in Washington for new financial