Opinion and Editorial

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We believe in second chances

Opinion: We believe in second chances EDITOR: The United States of America, since the Declaration of


Keep the jobs here

Opinion: Keep the jobs here EDITOR: One thing I don’t understand about this Cash for Clunkers deal is,


Nation and world digest

SWEDEN Dagens Nyheter, Aug 19: Afghanistan is holding elections. It is the second time elections


Euthanasia hoax should not block sensible reform

Euthanasia hoax should not block sensible reform Miami Herald: “A lie can travel around the world


Release of mass murderer couldn’t have been any uglier

Editorial: Release of mass murderer couldn’t have been any uglier It seems like only yesterday that we were


Big problem with health care is the cost

Opinion: WASHINGTON — The angry town hall meeting will be remembered as a hallmark of the health care


No retreat from ‘state capital’ doctrine

Opinion: WASHINGTON — As memories of the Cold War fade, like photographs bleached by sunlight, few remember


Hyperbole killing health care reform effort

Opinion: MADISON, Wisc. — If knowledge is power, then it sure seems that the players involved with health-


What a silly battle

Opinion: What a silly battle EDITOR: The possibility of V&M Star Steel pulling out of this area due to


A glimpse into what it is like living near skate park

Opinion: A glimpse into what it is like living near skate park EDITOR: On Aug. 8, I took the liberty of


Tsagaris has last laugh with wrist tap

Opinion: Just two months ago, this space was dedicated to the proposition that an officeholder who corrupted


Sweet lays foundation to help YSU face future

Editorial: By this time next year, Youngstown State University will have a new president who will offer his or


Faith in America lifts the mood of the public

Opinion: Provo, Utah — There is nothing like an 8,000-mile road trip across America and back to restore one’s


It’s taboo to talk about the decline of old age

Opinion: We live in a time when seemingly no subject is taboo. People discuss, in excruciating detail, their


Good news at Lordstown is good news for all

Editorial: Good news at Lordstown is good news for all General Motors has had its ups and downs — especially