Opinion and Editorial

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Budget debate shows gap between public and private

Editorial: Budget debate shows gap between public and private We won’t pretend that we could advise Gov. Ted


Change poverty measure

Opinion: We need to update the way we measure poverty. We’re still using a yardstick from the 1960s.


Government could force people to be more responsible

Opinion: Government could force people to be more responsible EDITOR: American health care is the


Women star in Iran election drama

Opinion: One of the more amazing and less-noticed aspects of the Iranian election drama is the leading role


Right idea, wrong target

Opinion: Right idea, wrong target EDITOR: In your June 24 editorial, you note that the Chinese tire case


Sammy was juiced (yawn)

Sammy was juiced (yawn) The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Ill.: No region in the country


State budget weighs heavily on governor

Opinion: Ted Strickland is facing his most challenging situation as governor since he took office in January


Obama tilting at green windmills

Opinion: WASHINGTON — The Spanish professor is puzzled. Why, Gabriel Calzada wonders, is the U.S. president


Haiti needs help — now

Miami Herald: As of last week, when Haitian Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis visited Miami, Haiti


Ailing health care system demands bipartisan cure

Editorial: Doing nothing about the rising cost of health care in America and the increasing number of Americans


“A grave situation is being forged in the Korean peninsula where a nuclear war could happen

Opinion: “A grave situation is being forged in the Korean peninsula where a nuclear war could happen with any


Fueling the future in rural America

Opinion: This is the beginning of the driving season, and with gasoline prices being lower than a year ago,


Chinese tires rolling across U.S.

Opinion: Last week, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled in favor of a petition presented earlier


‘Buy American’ bad for Farrell, Pa.

Opinion: There is a steel mill in my Western Pennsylvania county that is struggling due to the AFL-CIO and


Different poolside memories

Opinion: Different poolside memories EDITOR: The more I read Monday’s letter concerning Borts Pool, the