Opinion and Editorial

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Time to get smarter on extended school day

Opinion: Last week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and odd couple Al Sharpton and Newt Gingrich were in


Free press under attack

Opinion: Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on legislation that would grant federal


You can count on health care reform being mismanaged

Opinion: You can count on health care reform being mismanaged EDITOR: Many people do not seem to


Good weekend for looking back

Opinion: Good weekend for looking back EDITOR: I recently have been nostalgic for entertainment from the


U.S. alone in jailing children for life

Opinion: This term, the U.S. Supreme Court will hold oral arguments in two cases, Sullivan v. Florida and


U.S. must strengthen ties with Pakistan

Opinion: The debate over Afghan strategy — the Af in our AfPak policy — has overshadowed an equally daunting


State Issue 2 would provide sensible oversight of farming

Editorial: State Issue 2 would provide sensible oversight of farming The Ohio Constitution is arguably not


President Obama wisely hasn’t taken the bait

Opinion: In the 1966 movie “A Man for All Seasons,” Sir Thomas More and his future son-in-law argue over who


Letterman reflects society’s moral decay

Opinion: In olden days when “a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking” there was a morals


Race will always affect how Obama is viewed

Opinion: The issue of race will dog Barack Obama the entire time he occupies the White House. It’s why


HUD isn’t listening

HUD isn’t listening Plain Dealer: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has worked


Mahoning County voters have a stake in libraries

Editorial: In the midst of an economic downturn, a public library becomes all the more important to a


Was 2nd Lt. William Calley a scapegoat?

Opinion: After 40 years, 2nd Lt. William Calley is back in the news. For many years now the young lieutenant


Solar technology leading the way

Opinion: WASHINGTON — At first glance, Midland, Mich., where March temperatures can plunge as low as 20


Subsidies bad for creation of jobs

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Don’t let the hype about “green jobs” fool you. The global warming bill approved