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The roots of politics run deep in health-care reform debate

Editorial: The roots of politics run deep in health-care reform debate The script for health-care reform


Traficant: still outrageous and bitter, too

Opinion: It seemed just like old times. James A. Traficant Jr. standing at a podium talking about some wild


State senators must stay until their work is done

Editorial: State senators must stay until their work is done Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, who has had to guide


Obama’s charm fades as time flies

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Rushing to lock the nation into expensive health care and climate change commitments,


Medical profession can learn how to share from credit bureaus

Opinion: The White House on Dec. 9 announced plans to spend $88 million in unused stimulus funds to pay


Changing lives, one gift at a time

Opinion: Most people who haven’t finished (or even begun) their shopping are starting to worry about what


‘The Princess and the Frog’ could do better

Opinion: As the mother of a royalty-worshipping little girl, my feelings about Disney’s first black princess


Words can be a distraction

Opinion: Words can be a distraction EDITOR: It seems to me that the “I miss you saying Merry Christmas”


Federal salaries grow and grow

Opinion: Federal salaries grow and grow EDITOR: In the Friday’s USAToday, it was reported that the number


Bombings expose instability

Bombings expose instability Kansas City Star: The five car-bombs that killed 127 people and


Let’s determine true cost of health care

Opinion: The bizarre comments last week likening opponents of health-care reform to slavery advocates are


Single-payer system is the answer

Opinion: The public option is effectively dead. We need something stronger in its place. Once upon a time,


Health care costs are crippling

Opinion: Growing old, particularly in this economy, is not for sissies. Just ask Bob and Roselee Packham of


The Kaluza Project is a source of unforeseen inspiration

Editorial: The Kaluza Project is a source of unforeseen inspiration Addressing the court on Sept. 23, 2008,


Afghan strategy focuses on key fronts

Opinion: Last month, I sat down for a two-hour talk with Gen. Stanley McChrystal over dinner in Kabul. Our