Opinion and Editorial

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Not easy to navigate college admissions

Opinion: Here’s a radical notion: How about bringing down college costs by eliminating the tons of glossy-


There is no silver lining in the cloud over Youngstown

Editorial: What’s wrong with this picture: Seven Youngs-town police officers are taking early retirement which


A possibly thorny subplot to Forum Health’s bankruptcy

Editorial: A possibly thorny subplot to Forum Health’s bankruptcy As everyone has seen in the recent General


Parents of wounded Iraq soldier need help

Opinion: Kevin Hardin was home in Eddystone, Pa., for the July Fourth weekend. He was visiting with his


Copper wash tub fulfills lifelong dream

Opinion: My book, “Rag Man, Rag Man,” brings back memories of working the East Side city dump as a 13-year-


Hypocrisy on the Hill

Washington Post: For years, Democrats clamored for the closing of the detention center in Guantanamo


Rich nations can’t afford not to finance war on flu

Editorial: Although the global flu pandemic has been pushed off the front pages by coverage of pop star Michael


Are American cities dying? Hardly

Opinion: “The reports of my death were greatly exaggerated,” was how the American humorist Mark Twain put it.


Notable and Quotable

Opinion: “We do know that she was clearly sending a message during the last five to seven days of her life


Defined by war

Defined by war Philadelphia Inquirer: Robert S. McNamara, the former U.S. defense secretary who


Two security threats, one old and one new

Editorial: Two security threats, one old and one new As if they needed any more, Americans got two more


U.S. must deal with Iran sans Russia

Opinion: A new poll of 20 nations, with 62 percent of the world’s population, finds that, among global


Some good news in a world awash in bad

Opinion: In a chaotic, problem-filled world — compounded by a lingering recession — it is easy to feel


Let’s honor our military men, women

Opinion: WASHINGTON — My childhood friend of 31 years visited my home on base, in Quantico, Va., a few months


Jackson’s vitiligo revealing

Opinion: One thing we can learn from Michael Jackson’s life is a greater awareness of the skin disease he