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We’re a newspaper — the key word being news.

Opinion: We’re a newspaper — the key word being news. For some folks, the word means we report only the


‘Octomom’ adds fuel to embryo debate

Opinion: BOSTON — I hate to revisit Nadya Suleman, the woman so charmingly dubbed “octomom” by the tabloids.


Congress keeps pay increase this year; forgoes 2010 hike

Editorial: Anyone who followed the debate Tuesday in the U.S. Senate would have been impressed by the


Obama launches journey to destruction

Opinion: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” said Confucius. But a journey of whatever


Talk to kids about ‘sexting’

Editorial: The (Massillon) Independent: Parents who haven’t talked to their children about a teen trend known


Speech tourney leaves him speechless

Opinion: There are tournaments in life other than those in the field of sports. Last month I attended a


Obama’s spending spree adds to deficit

Opinion: Before the ink was dry on the $787 billion American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, President Obama


A quick deal with Taliban unlikely

Opinion: There’s been a buzz in the media about whether talks with the Taliban are the key to peace in


Now, protect farmers

Now, protect farmers Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The Interior Department’s decision last Friday to


Reid plays his cards right, U.S. loses on Yucca Mountain

Editorial: Reid plays his cards right, U.S. loses on Yucca Mountain Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has


GOP criticism of Obama’s tax plan is hypocritical

Opinion: With President Barack Obama proposing to increase the top income tax rates for wealthy Americans,


Vaccines save lives

Opinion: Vaccines save lives EDITOR: I am a mother with two boys, 51‚Ñ2 and 21‚Ñ2, both of whom were


Congressman Ryan is the man of the hour

Opinion: U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan is at the top, or very near the top, of Gov. Ted Strickland’s list of lieutenant


Captains of business should work with the White House

Editorial: Unlike some of the talking heads on radio and television who are driven mainly by ideology or


Obama’s message lacks clarity

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Charles Dickens, who visited in 1842, described Washington as a “city of magnificent