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Rethinking Cuba

Scripps Howard: Congress is considering lifting the ban on travel by Americans to Cuba, which it


Quotable

Opinion: “What I understand is that he offered himself as the hostage. That is what he would do. It’s just


Obama’s statement was a slap at U.S. Christians

Opinion: Obama said he’d nurture our auto industry; he’s killing it EDITOR: As a 59-year resident of


Jobs are few, but there are many ways to serve America

Jobs are few, but there are many ways to serve America San Jose Mercury News: High school and


Violence in relationships isn’t just celebrity gossip

Opinion: When a pop star or actress is the victim of relationship violence, everyone pays attention. Yet,


Topsy-turvy economy defies normal

Opinion: How did things get this crazy? You turn on the news and the headline is something like “President


Afghans have doubts about Obama’s strategy

Opinion: MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan — The rest of the world may feel as if Afghanistan, along with the


Fill in the blanks: These judges are _____

Editorial: Fill in the blanks: These judges are _____ Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you


Obama, Chavez won’t be bonding

Opinion: Despite growing speculation in recent days that President Barack Obama will hold a one-on-one


Capri Cafaro staying put in the Ohio Senate

Opinion: With U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan giving strong consideration to running next year as Gov. Ted Strickland’s


Hail Umps — baseball’s judicial branch

Opinion: WASHINGTON — In Mark Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court,” a time-traveling


Catholic left finally pushing back

Opinion: Catholic Church leaders had a very bad election in 2008. They assailed Barack Obama as “anti-life”


Obama gave Muslims a free pass

Opinion: “Words must mean something,” President Obama said in Prague last week in response to North Korea’s


Racism forum will boil your blood

Opinion: If you enjoy the theater of the absurd, get a good chair and prepare yourself for some hearty


Valley should benefit from $1.73M being spent by feds

Editorial: While Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams and other city officials have reason to wonder about the