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Political novice in Senate won’t have luxury of time

Editorial: State Sen. Capri Cafaro of Liberty Township, D-32nd, soon-to-be minority leader, is unwavering in


Madoff had willing partners in scam

Opinion: There seems to be little doubt that Bernard Madoff is a cheat. His apparent Ponzi scheme, in which


Cabinet nominee receives high marks

Opinion: Some of the initiatives that Arne Duncan championed in Chicago’s schools sound familiar: URemaking


A season for giving

Washington Post: This is, by almost any account, the most economically challenging holiday season


‘Picturing America’ is worth an investment

Opinion: WASHINGTON — In Winslow Homer’s 1865 painting “The Veteran in a New Field,” a farmer, bathed in


Kwanzaa is more relevant than ever in the midst of the recession

Opinion: The seven-day Afrocentric holiday from today through Jan. 1 is a period of rededication to basic


“The act he did in and of itself I consider to be heroic. Despite being mortally wounded, he

Opinion: “The act he did in and of itself I consider to be heroic. Despite being mortally wounded, he was


We need more talk, not less

Opinion: We need more talk, not less EDITOR: We should talk more about the Forbes.com story naming


State inspector general’s report on Dann is damning

Opinion: Wow! That’s the reaction of many people who read the state inspector general’s report and


“President-elect Obama is deeply honored that the Library of Congress has made the Lincoln

Opinion: “President-elect Obama is deeply honored that the Library of Congress has made the Lincoln Bible


A little help in being green

Opinion: A little help in being green EDITOR: We read with interest the article titled “Green Team calls


‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ becomes a reality

Opinion: BLUEMONT, Va. — In the Year of the Bailout, some of us found our inner George Bailey. This year,


The First Christmas

Editorial: And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the


Merry Christmas and ...

Editorial: Merry Christmas and ... ’Tis the season. The season of Christmas, which we acknowledge by


‘Recession Tree’ reflects present and future

Opinion: My son and I traipsed around our property and several adjacent woodlots before settling on our