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Higher taxes are a necessary evil

Opinion: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — No one likes taxes, but we all like — and often need — the things that taxes


Effective regional plan for Valley requires cuts

Opinion: Effective regional plan for Valley requires cuts EDITOR: I would like to recognize the excellent


What was he thinking?

Opinion: Washington Post: A recently released report from the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector


“The deeper you get into the next presidency, the more likelihood that taxes will have to be

Opinion: “The deeper you get into the next presidency, the more likelihood that taxes will have to be


Another rankings scandal

Another rankings scandal Providence Journal: Word from The Wall Street Journal that some law


“The United States, I’ve said many times, doesn’t have any permanent

Opinion: “The United States, I’ve said many times, doesn’t have any permanent enemies.” Secretary of State


Failure to heed warnings brings disastrous results

Editorial: Failure to heed warnings brings disastrous results The most frightening possibility about the


Community colleges have role in higher education

Opinion: This is a good time for thinking about higher education in our country, particularly against the


U.S. must stop meddling in affairs of Russia and Georgia

Opinion: U.S. must stop meddling in affairs of Russia and Georgia EDITOR: As one who has participated in


Are you better off? The question is deceptive

Opinion: WASHINGTON — John McCain, who is in what Macbeth called “the sere, the yellow leaf” of life, has


Peering through the political smokescreen

Opinion: ST. PAUL, Minn. — So, it’s up to us, folks. The balloons are popped, the fireworks are spent,


Justice is swift and certain — in the street

Opinion: What can criminal justice practitioners learn from the culture of urban drug violence? Street


An ambitious blueprint for spurring Ohio development

Editorial: An ambitious blueprint for spurring Ohio development Even the executive summary of the Strickland


Child of Midwest sings its praises

Opinion: WASHINGTON — John McCain didn’t make his debut with running mate Sarah Palin in Dayton last Friday


No place like home for growth

Editorial: No place like home for growth Who says you can’t go home? That rhetorical question is the