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Get smart

Get smart Chicago Tribune: Baby Einstein videos were marketed with a promise many parents found


Ohio rolled the dice and lost; what’s next in Columbus?

Editorial: Ohio rolled the dice and lost; what’s next in Columbus? Perhaps members of the Ohio General


Both major parties are in trouble

Opinion: Republicans are celebrating two high-profile electoral successes Tuesday; Democrats are licking


Terrorist bombers plan out every detail

Opinion: The election was two days away, and pollsters were calling it a deadlock between two candidates


Obama needs a Karzai strategy

Opinion: KABUL, Afghanistan — The re-election of President Hamid Karzai creates new headaches for the Obama


Health insuranced reform is endangered by lobbyists

Opinion: Health insuranced reform is endangered by lobbyists EDITOR: The voices of Ohioans are at risk of


What went wrong in Canfield?

Opinion: What went wrong in Canfield? EDITOR: Please, say it isn’t so. The article on the Oct. 28


Tuesday’s election turned out to be a sizzler

Opinion: This election wasn’t supposed to be interesting. Sure, incumbent Boardman Township Trustees Robyn


Who said so?

Opinion: “Our goals remain unchanged. We want to get health insurance reform done this year, and we have


Let’s worry about trivia overload, not Fox

Opinion: It seems that Barack Obama has gotten himself into a war with Fox News. I realize that’s a little


We’re getting to know Karzai well

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Actress Cate Blanchett, who has played Queen Elizabeth I, is performing here,


Mahoning County voters deliver a strong message

Editorial: A 9,582-vote defeat of Mahoning County’s half-percent sales tax renewal was an exclamation point


Can the constitution stop the president, Congress?

Opinion: Does the U.S. Constitution stand for anything in an era of government excess? Can that founding


Watch out for globalization of health care

Opinion: At a luxury hotel conference center in Los Angeles last week, “international hospitals” from


Climate treaty essential

San Jose Mercury News: Saturday’s demonstrations in 181 countries were a reminder of the looming