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Valley should be inspired by Cuyahoga County vote

Editorial: When the votes were counted Nov. 3 and the tally showed that residents of Cuyahoga County had opted


China-U.S. partnership benefits all

Opinion: BUFFALO, N.Y. — President Obama’s visit to China is an opportunity for the United States to deepen


Something’s gotta give

Opinion: Something’s gotta give EDITOR: We cannot afford years of medical care like we have now. You must


Coming to a youth sports sideline near you, John Dadden

Opinion: I wished to help him, because I, too, was once he. It was the final Saturday of my sons’ soccer


Just pick up a shovel

Opinion: Just pick up a shovel EDITOR: Recently, I had the opportunity to read TIME. What I found was


There are dozens of things to evaluate a teacher on beyond the scores of standardized tests

Opinion: EDITOR: An Oct. 28 editorial in The New York Times (“The New Haven Model”) supported a push in


YSU students would do better with fewer parking spaces

Opinion: YSU students would do better with fewer parking spaces EDITOR: Tearing down YSU’s Lincoln


Landlords, don’t let your houses devolve into eyesores

Opinion: Landlords, don’t let your houses devolve into eyesores EDITOR: This should be of interest to the


What’s good for GMAC

Los Angeles Times: A year after the Big Three implored Congress to save their industry from


Art Magee will leave office with a blemish-free record

Editorial: If you’ve spent more than three decades in public office in the Mahoning Valley and have not been


GOP not rushing to adopt tax-cut freeze

Opinion: COLUMBUS — The Ohio Senate is still turning over rocks, looking for about $851 million needed to


Catholic bishops playing hardball

Opinion: BOSTON — It was one of those small shocks that come unexpectedly in the wake of a death. Just days


Gay marriage represents cultural switch

Opinion: Once again, state voters — this time in Maine, hardly a conservative stronghold — have voted down


A touch of fiscal sanity

A touch of fiscal sanity San Antonio Express-News: Credit President Barack Obama and Defense


Karzai reaching out to insurgents

Opinion: KABUL, Afghanistan — The big story here, underreported so far, is the emergence of coordinated