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Preserve residency rule

Opinion: Preserve residency rule EDITOR: Citizens of Youngstown and Warren must protect the residency


Serve constituents first

Opinion: Serve constituents first EDITOR: A government job’s a good gig if you can get it. But the mayor


U.S. can’t back the protests in Iran

Opinion: Can you hold a dialogue with an Iranian regime that blatantly steals an election as the world


Democrats shouldn’t block investigation of earmarks

Editorial: Democrats shouldn’t block investigation of earmarks There is little question that if the House


Boycotting Chrysler, GM is a bad idea

Opinion: “I won’t buy a socialist car, which means I won’t be buying a GM or Chrysler car for as long as the


Dignity of self-sufficiency trumps welfare expansion

Opinion: For the first time in more than a generation, a lengthy recession is forcing Americans to deal with


Salary of a federal judge is never-ending

Opinion: While reporting on the process to replace U.S. District Court Judge Peter C. Economus, I learned a


Closed loop of Iran’s politics

Seattle Times: Iranian politics operate within a closed loop that begins and ends with a dozen


NOTABLE AND QUOTABLE

Opinion: “We will not tolerate murder, or the threat of violence, masquerading as political activism.”


Terry and O’Reilly were right

Opinion: Terry and O’Reilly were right EDITOR: Your June 4 editorial on the murder of the abortion


Charter schools aren’t the answer for education’s ills

Opinion: Charter schools aren’t the answer for education’s ills EDITOR: According to a 2004 study, Texas


BURNED BY A TOBACCO BILL<

Opinion: BURNED BY A TOBACCO BILL< GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON — Politicians have extraordinary shoulder


FDA’s regulation of tobacco ill-advised

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Politicians have extraordinary shoulder joints that enable them to pat themselves on


Obama’s transparency goal undermined by opaque acts

Editorial: The Obama administration’s decision not to publicly reveal the names of visitors to the White House


Health care reform vexing

Opinion: What’s the single most important priority Congress needs to address vis a vis health care reform?