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God-fearing patriots resent being labeled unAmerican

Opinion: God-fearing patriots resent being labeled unAmerican EDITOR: I take great offense at the cartoon


Traficant, Obama put Valley in spotlight

Opinion: The Mahoning Valley was in the national spotlight on two occasions this week. Ex-con and ex-U.S.


Special interests are salivating

Special interests are salivating The New York Times: In the Supreme Court last week, Elena Kagan,


Lakota spirituality withstood heavy attacks

Opinion: When I was 5 years old we lived in the village of Pejuta Haka (Medicine Root) on the Pine Ridge


Obama’s tactics and flexibility increase odds for health-care bill

Opinion: The conventional wisdom is that President Obama and Democratic congressional leaders are on the run,


Health care forum example of intelligent discourse

Editorial: Health care forum example of intelligent discourse If there’s a lesson to be learned from Monday


Employers are the health-care customers

Opinion: Most of us have health insurance as an employee benefit. Your company shops around, tailors a


Fine and not-so-fine art of lobbying

Opinion: WASHINGTON — “This is just the beginning,” said Yosi Sergant to participants in an Aug. 10


Obama faces difficult choices on Iran

Opinion: TEL AVIV — It’s official. Iran has delivered its response to Washington’s open-minded, well-


A mixed blessing of new oil

A mixed blessing of new oil Dallas Morning News: The good news is that British Petroleum just


Obama spinning a fable about health care reform

Opinion: Many years ago, as a small child, I was told one of those old-fashioned fables for children. It was


Health care for illegals? Reagan opened door

Opinion: I doubt that Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., would have disgraced himself by shouting at Ronald Reagan as


Obama visit is well-timed boost to Lordstown plant

Editorial: Obama visit is well-timed boost to Lordstown plant Just eight months into his presidency,


How would Obama score on liar meter?

Opinion: Wouldn’t it be nice, as The Beach Boys sang in another context, if there was such a thing as a liar


Militant Islamists are on a roll

Opinion: Are some Demo-cratic legislators who are squabbling over health-care secret supporters of the