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Uproar over casinos laughable

Opinion: EDITOR: This letter will not be printed until after the Nov. 3 elections, but this has to be said.


Good for him

Opinion: Good for him EDITOR: I am so glad to see that the former director of Mill Creek was awarded


Benefits of immunization far outweigh the risks

Opinion: Benefits of immunization far outweigh the risks EDITOR: A recent letter published by The


It’s too soon to exit Iraq

It’s too soon to exit Iraq Kansas City Star: The toll from last Sunday’s bombings in Baghdad


What is a unique American health care plan?

Opinion: Despite the acrimonious debate, there is actually consensus on both sides of the political aisle —


It’s time for the nation to control its impulse to borrow

Editorial: It’s time for the nation to control its impulse to borrow In an apparently encouraging sign that


Putting people to death is not cheap

Opinion: In the long, heated debate about capital punishment, we go round and round about justice or revenge,


Jordan, Israel at peace — barely

Opinion: In a world where so many claim to value peace above all else, a recent anniversary passed with less


Health care reform plans will add to medical costs

Opinion: We are incessantly being told that the cost of medical care is “too high” — either absolutely or as


Casino foes overplay their hand

Opinion: In politics, overreaching carries great risk — largely because voters see it as a sign of


Climate bill is a killer

Opinion: Climate bill is a killer EDITOR: As I watch the debate unfold regarding climate change


Climate bill would be a killer of American jobs

Opinion: Climate bill would be a killer of American jobs EDITOR: As I watch the debate unfold regarding


White House must be firm with Afghanistan’s Karzai

Editorial: President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan has won re-election by default, which raises many questions


We must keep Veterans Day alive

Opinion: Two months ago, Jacksonville, Fla., was threatened with cancellation of its 2009 Veterans Day parade


Who said so?

Opinion: “This 1,990 pages of bureaucracy will centralize health care decision-making in Washington, D.C.”