Opinion and Editorial

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Chief Justice Moyer: One of a kind

Opinion: I was truly saddened when I heard about the death last week of Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice


Wealth is being concentrated

Opinion: Wealth is being concentrated In the 1880s there were 70 peo- ple in our country with a total of


Obama stymied by others

Opinion: Barack Obama’s trip to Prague for Thursday’s signing of the latest U.S.-Russia arms reduction treaty


Baseball’s needless tensions

Opinion: By Ed Morales McClatchy-Tribune Another baseball season brings a new, misguided attack on Latin


Who will follow Fidel, Raul?

Opinion: Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas is making headlines around the world with his 6-week-old hunger


Mines are dangerous places, where safety must be a priority

Editorial: Mining coal is an inherently dangerous job, and Americans manage to do it with a far higher degree


Ethics issues prevail

Opinion: Ethics issues prevail Philadelphia Inquirer: The new Office of Congressional Ethics recently did


Drilling alone isn’t enough

Opinion: Kansas City Star: President Barack Obama’s support for limited offshore oil exploration isn’t in the


Catholic Church and pope are under assault by the media

Opinion: Catholic Church and pope are under assault by the media The media are at it again. They are


Court consolidation issue to get an objective review

Editorial: More that two decades have passed since a proposal to consolidate the courts in Mahoning County


Race hustlers alive and well

Opinion: Few combinations are more poisonous than race and politics. That combination has torn whole nations


Intersection for a disaster

Opinion: WASHINGTON The times truly are out of joint when the most important IPO — initial public offering


Health-care bill will deliver

Opinion: By Rep. JIM McDERMOTT McClatchy-Tribune SEATTLE I recently read a story about a Republican


Saving the ‘soft money’ ban

Opinion: Saving the ‘soft money’ ban Los Angeles Times: After the Supreme Court ruled in January that


Families, communities cope with loss of three good men

Editorial: Three families were struck in the most painful way by the tragedy of a single traffic accident last