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Jenny Sanford: A troubling example

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Jenny Sanford was my role model, until I read her book. Well, not role model, exactly,


Protect Haitian orphans

Opinion: Miami Herald: The attempt by Baptist missionaries from Idaho to spirit 33 Haitian kids across the


For future’s sake, learn the lessons of the past

Opinion: I want you to think back to your high school years for a few moments. Do you remember studying in


Power of the Internet could nudge Brazilians

Editorial: “Karl Hoerig and I were squadron members at Youngstown for many years. “Karl and I also flew


Edwards worse than cardboard cutout

Opinion: Looking back, the $400 haircuts and the ostentatious mansion should have been a giveaway that John


Will sanctions on Iran work this time?

Opinion: SAN FRANCSICO — Now that Tehran has formally rejected key elements of a deal that that would have


Health care reform in the U.S. inevitable

Opinion: WASHINGTON — It’s now apparent that an overhaul of the medical care establishment won’t emerge from


No silver bullet

Opinion: No silver bullet Akron Beacon Journal: There is much to cheer about after the Obama


A super message Sunday

Opinion: In the midst of the usual glut of Super Bowl commercials with messages about beer, cars and women


No recession in out-of-wedlock births

Opinion: With each new year comes a new State of the Union Address. There should be more talk about the state


Blaming the poor rampant in politics

Opinion: South Carolina’s lieutenant governor has likened government assistance to poor people to the feeding


Council is ignoring the law and putting the city at risk

Editorial: Council is ignoring the law and putting the city at risk Elected officials are generally immune


Saner primary dates? Yes

Opinion: Amid all of Washington’s bitter partisanship, one area has emerged where Republicans and Democrats


Child slavery is legal in Haiti

Opinion: When a Haitian man walked up to Noel Ismonin, a pastor from Ottawa working in Haiti, and offered to


Columbus area a gold mine for Democrats

Opinion: When in doubt, the Ohio Democratic Party and Gov. Ted Strickland have turned time and time again to the Columbus area.