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U.S., Pakistan can be close

Opinion: Will the United States and Pakistan ever trust each other enough to cooperate fully in fighting the


Blacks feel white backlash

Opinion: By Lewis Diuguid McClatchy Newspapers More than a year ago, after throngs cheered Barack Obama’s


Obama taps his inner Ike

Opinion: By David A. NICHOLS Los Angeles Times President Obama gets it. So did President Eisenhower half


Climate change is not new

Opinion: When ancient fossils of creatures that live on the ocean floor have been found in rock formations at


1. CANADA

Opinion: 1. CANADA Toronto Star, March 23: Barack Obama has done more than salvage his presidency by


Birthright citizenship? Maybe not

Opinion: WASHINGTON A simple reform would drain some scalding steam from immigration arguments that may


Special rights for auto dealers wrong

Opinion: By John Donahoe Vindicator As manager for General Motors Lordstown Complex, I‘m proud to lead


Iraq illustrates problems and dangers in young democracies

Editorial: Democracy can be such a messy business. And we are not talking about the recent goings-on in


Obama alienates our friends

Opinion: When Barack Obama came to office, the world cheered. President George Bush had angered so many


1974 comparisons are flawed

Opinion: 1974 comparisons are flawed It’s plain silly to compare the current lively debate on health care


Burying an ACORN

Opinion: Burying an ACORN Los Angeles Times: Liberals still don’t buy the Bush administration’s explanation


No reason to protest in good times

Opinion: No reason to protest in good times A letter from an Austintown writer asks the question, “why no


Need for control of costs could lead to consolidations

Opinion: Imagine for a minute. The Springfield-South Range School District. Imagine closer to the core:


Ohio casinos will mean new business for companies in the state

Opinion: Ohio voters forever changed their economic destiny in November 2009. Their “yes” vote on Issue 3


At YSU, numbers matter

Opinion: When Dr. Cynthia Anderson takes over as president of Youngstown State University on July 1, her