Opinion and Editorial

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Fee-for-service killing health care system

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Health care reform has run aground on a cost sandbar. There’s plenty of controversy


Specter tiptoes through card check minefield

Opinion: In March, it seemed the pro-union legislation known as “card check” was dead — thanks in part to


Peace in Mideast is a matter of faith

Opinion: Any president who tries to foster peace between Israelis and Arabs must be part diplomat and part


Health care insurance isn’t a necessity for life

Opinion: NEW YORK — I’m one of the nearly 50 million Americans who don’t have health insurance. I don’t want


Did talks make even a dent in U.S.-China trade deficit?

Editorial: Did talks make even a dent in U.S.-China trade deficit? The official word out of Washington this


Biden blunders in Russia

Los Angeles Times: There’s the real world and Bizarro World, there’s matter and antimatter, and then


Amazon incidents show Big Brother looming

Opinion: Last week, in a stunning display of public irony, Amazon.com remotely deleted digital copies of the


OAS defends democracy

Opinion: Some have claimed that the Organization of American States (OAS) is practicing a double standard by


Turn economic setback into opportunity

Opinion: MARQUETTE, Mich. — Even economic storm clouds have silver linings. Few knew it at the time, but


All races are a little bit racist

Opinion: WASHINGTON — People say: Why are we still talking about Crowley and Gates? And then they commence to


YMCA triathlon a success

Opinion: YMCA triathlon a success EDITOR: I would like to congratulate the Youngstown YMCA for another


Rank-and-file Taliban must prove their worth

Editorial: Are there members of the Taliban, the Islamic fundamentalist militia bent on returning Afghanistan


We need a better system

Opinion: We need a better system EDITOR: The American health-care system is not working. American


Putting the sales tax on the ballot was the easiest part

Editorial: Putting the sales tax on the ballot was the easiest part Mahoning County commissioners and all


Education initiative in Iraq offers hope

Opinion: Given the 130,000 U.S. troops still in Iraq, it’s striking how little attention the media paid to