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“I have a strong suspicion of who is responsible for this evil act that was directed at me but

Opinion: “I have a strong suspicion of who is responsible for this evil act that was directed at me but also


It’s up to the automakers to decide on dealerships

Long Island Newsday: “Their oversight is just too extreme,” former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca recently


Ma’am is title you’d use for her mother

Ma’am is title you’d use for her mother (ARCHIVE PHOTOS) McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)


A congressional monster

Opinion: A congressional monster EDITOR: Friday night Congress passed a bill that will forever change


West Side gets short shrift

Opinion: West Side gets short shrift EDITOR: I’ve been a library user since I learned to read. I’ve been


Obama should change stance on Iran

Opinion: WASHINGTON — President Obama’s first response to the protests in Iran was silence, followed by a


Obama not the first to walk the tightrope

Opinion: The president may be new and different, but the problem Barack Obama sought to deal with last week


Mediator should be familiar with Ohio’s judicial system

Editorial: Given the issues involved in the conflict between the judges of the Youngstown Municipal Court and


Michael Jackson loathed what he saw in the mirror

Opinion: What killed Michael Jackson? This autopsy does not require a scalpel. A mirror will do. “He had

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Activist judges come in both political shades

Opinion: Anyone who believes that only “liberal” judges are “activists” should read Justice Clarence Thomas’


We’ll come to regret the fix for health care

Opinion: WASHINGTON — “In the beginning,” says a character in a Peter De Vries novel, “the earth was without


Three stars, three stories

Editorial: Three stars, three stories It was a very bad week for entertainment icons. Three entertainers


Chile should tout passage to ‘first world’

Opinion: By the end of this year, Chile is likely to become the first South American country to join the


Iranians yearning to be free — at home

Opinion: Last year, while in Iran producing a documentary for public television, I observed freedom-loving


Governor’s scheme for slots isn’t surprising

Opinion: Early in his administration, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland was lumped in with other prominent Ohio