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Demand fiscal accountability

Opinion: Demand fiscal accountability EDITOR: Regrettably, being a watchdog of taxpayer’s dollars is not


Tightening the belt is fine, but don’t ignore value

Opinion: Tightening the belt is fine, but don’t ignore value EDITOR: I am writing in response to the Oct.


Invest in Austintown

Opinion: Invest in Austintown EDITOR: I am an Austintown parent, an Austintown business owner, and an


Gambling isn’t a solution, it’s a growing problem

Opinion: Gambling isn’t a solution, it’s a growing problem EDITOR: The problem: Citizens so addicted to


Mill Creek’s $100,000 buyout is an unexplained travesty

Editorial: Mill Creek’s $100,000 buyout is an unexplained travesty What were they thinking? The they in


Wannabe terrorists must be targeted

Opinion: Claiming to be a supporter of al-Qaida isn’t a crime in this country. Neither is it a crime for


The Bloomberg sting

The Bloomberg sting The Columbus Dispatch: An undercover operation launched by New York City Mayor


Casinos are magnets for crime and misfortune

Opinion: Casinos are magnets for crime and misfortune EDITOR: I am shocked at the fact that so many


To vote or not to vote for Issue 3 — it can be confusing

Opinion: To vote or not to vote for Issue 3 — it can be confusing EDITOR: The anti issue three people


GOP’s campaign against Obama appointee sleazy

Opinion: President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan have shown leadership by not giving in to


No, no, no, no, no, no, no

Opinion: No, no, no, no, no, no, no EDITOR: I am urging a no vote on Issue 3. Why? If the issue passes,


Let’s not reward stupid, irresponsible behavior

Editorial: Now that the mother of the so-called “balloon boy” has admitted that the whole saga of the runaway


GOP must reshape primaries to win in 2012

Opinion: The Republican presidential-primary process begins in 27 months. That sounds far removed, but the


Obama’s opponents should think ahead

Opinion: “Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got ‘Till it’s gone” Joni


Case will put U.S. on trial

Opinion: Federal authorities did little to dispel reports that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the al-Qaida leader