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Plight of newspapers on nation’s radar

Opinion: U.S. Sen. Benjamin Cardin unintentionally injected some gallows humor into newspapers when he


Brace yourself for a taxpayer revolt

Opinion: Today might produce the biggest tax-and-spend protest since the Boston Tea Party of 1773.


Rescue of U.S. sea captain won’t end piracy epidemic; global response demanded

Editorial: While Americans celebrate the freeing of an U.S. cargo ship captain and the killing of three pirates


Block out jive about evils of gambling; start rolling dice

Opinion: Block out jive about evils of gambling; start rolling dice EDITOR: The lengthy March 29 letter


“You see these five caskets, flag-draped, it’s sobering beyond belief. There’s no

Opinion: “You see these five caskets, flag-draped, it’s sobering beyond belief. There’s no music in the


Journalistic integrity in jeopardy

Opinion: Talk to any political organizer and they’ll tell you the hardest part about pulling off a successful


Broadband ties communities together

Opinion: In his book “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community,” Harvard scholar Robert


Obama’s leadership style wows Europe

Opinion: Now that President Obama has wrapped up his inaugural trip abroad, some are saying he was too wimpy.


Texas seems ready to take a gamble

Opinion: Down here in Texas, legislators are casting a covetous eye toward adjacent states like Oklahoma and


Time to speak up for American oil

Opinion: President Obama talks a lot about reducing dependence on foreign oil, making energy less expensive,


Share the pain; no jobs lost

Opinion: It’s about time the people of Hubbard speak out about the city of Hubbard and about city council. And it’s about time that city council starts listening to the people they are representing.


What has Obama wrought?

Opinion: President Barack Obama is obviously a brilliant and charismatic leader.


“We are not intending to harm the captain, so that we hope our colleagues would not be harmed

Opinion: “We are not intending to harm the captain, so that we hope our colleagues would not be harmed as


NORWAY

NORWAY Dagsavisen, Oslo, April 7: All of Turkey expected (NATO’s next secretary general) Anders


A killer gets royal welcome in Arab countries

Opinion: The Arab world has a new jet-set traveler, hopping from place to place on his presidential plane —