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Dems want Americans to remain dependent

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Only two things are infinite — the expanding universe and Democrats’ hostility to the


JAPAN

Opinion: JAPAN The Japan Times, Tokyo, Feb. 9: Toyota Motor Corp. is in a crisis of critical proportions,


Court and Congress give us change we don’t need

Opinion: Court and Congress give us change we don’t need EDITOR: Every time I start to write about


Covering their bets

Opinion: Covering their bets Los Angeles Times: The prospects for health-care reform legislation in


Hail the public sector unions?

Opinion: This writer’s Jan. 10 column headlined “Taxpayer uprising the only answer” triggered angry responses


Not all are welcome to tea

Opinion: Not all are welcome to tea EDITOR: I believe that it is long overdue that the Tri-County Tea


Bad could become good for Lemon Grove incident

Opinion: I have not been in a bar fight in my life. I did come close to one — at least from my perspective.


Growing up in the Mahoning Valley, living in Italy provides a perspective on health care

Opinion: EDITOR: Originally from Hubbard, I graduated from Youngstown State University and have been living


U.S. needs real political reform

Opinion: For decades, political reform in the United States has largely meant campaign finance reform. It is


Sex trade involving children must be tackled, even in Ohio

Editorial: The findings may not be as earth-shattering as the 800,000 people who are moved across international


The challenge at YSU

Editorial: The challenge at YSU The Youngstown State University Board of Trustees is searching for a


Does it matter that the judge is gay?

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Does it matter if the judge hearing the lawsuit challenging California’s ban on same-


Feds should be careful in dealings with Blackwater

Editorial: Blackwater Worldwide, the private security company that has earned billions of taxpayer dollars


Saga of late license fees in Ohio continues

Opinion: COLUMBUS — Gov. Ted Strickland weighed in last week on the ongoing brouhaha over those new late fees


Afghan carpet industry takes a beating

Opinion: HERAT, Afghanistan — Abdol Satar huddles in his shop, wrapped in a blanket against the bitter cold