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Obama will be a tough sell in Ohio

Opinion: As this is being written, Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden is on national television


When well drillers arrive, it’s time to pay attention

Opinion: When well drillers arrive, it’s time to pay attention EDITOR: With the increase in cost of


More bad news

Editorial: More bad news Delphi Corp., still battling to emerge from bankruptcy, is one month from a deadline


An angel in our midst renews our faith

Opinion: I’ve met an angel. Right here in our Youngstown community. Not far from where I live. He’s no


Political turmoil in Pakistan undermining terrorism war

Editorial: Just a day after he warned that the war on terrorism is being lost, the leader of the main party in


The more things change ...

Opinion: Dallas Morning News: Three years ago, Hurri-cane Katrina knocked the city of New Orleans down for


Politics plays the clich card

Opinion: With one political convention over and another set to begin, a huge question looms over the American


Meet Sarah Palin, the new deerslayer

Opinion: Let’s face it. John McCain’s a loner with a stern, “it’s-a-dangerous-world” message and fairly cold


Democrats unable to lure faith voters

Opinion: DENVER — Democrats have made it a priority to lure more evangelical and Catholic voters from the


Coin of the realm

Coin of the realm Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press: The United States Mint has launched a campaign to


Grass doesn’t always have to be greener

Opinion: EVANSTON, Ill. — At 8 o’clock on a beautiful summer morning, I’m walking to the train station in my


“I’m panicking. I keep thinking, ‘Did the Corps fix the levees? ... Is my house

Opinion: “I’m panicking. I keep thinking, ‘Did the Corps fix the levees? ... Is my house going to flood


The West can be won by Democrats this year

Opinion: While accepting his party’s presidential nomination standing a mile high at the foot of the Rocky


Obama gets mixed bag from Biden

Opinion: Barack Obama gets a mixed bag with fellow senator Joe Biden as his running mate, and the biggest


Real gender gap is an ambition gap

Opinion: BOSTON — I didn’t make it to Denver. A death in the family kept me close to home where words like