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Warning signs were noted, but still mortgages crashed

Editorial: Warning signs were noted, but still mortgages crashed More than four years before the collapse of


Don’t blame the bridge

Opinion: Don’t blame the bridge EDITOR: In response to Paul C. Campos’s Aug. 16 column, “The Golden Gate


No proof of black vote suppression in Y’town

Opinion: The tales of the 2004 presidential election get taller as time goes on. There were plenty of


Obama’s eloquent words lack substance

Opinion: DENVER — When Barack Obama feeds rhetorical fishes and loaves to the multitudes in the football


Ready to welcome Penguins

Opinion: Ready to welcome Penguins EDITOR: On behalf of the entire Buckeye community, we would like to


“You know, it was once said of the first George Bush that he was born on third base and

Opinion: “You know, it was once said of the first George Bush that he was born on third base and thought he’d


A wrong approach

Miami Herald: It is none of our business but ... we can’t resist. Alabama is getting tough with


Misleading disinformation becoming mainstay of the Internet

Opinion: The Internet provides vast amounts of information but it can also spread vast amounts of


‘RomneyCare’ disqualifies Mitt

Opinion: Just as most folks maintain a healthy distance from those with contagious diseases, John McCain


Mayor’s talking to Wal-Mart important on several levels

Editorial: A month ago, we applauded Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams’ decision not to make the creation of a


Can Obama be a working-class hero?

Opinion: DENVER — Barack Obama has the problem from hell. The very voters he needs to win this election,


Pakistan faces an uncertain future

Opinion: Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf, the longtime military dictator who resigned last week, was an


Consumers should support crackdown on credit abuses

Opinion: Consumers should support crackdown on credit abuses EDITOR: As residents and consumers in the


Petroleum gives Putin the power

Opinion: Perhaps money can’t buy love, but it can certainly purchase power. So as oil prices have been


A fiscal crisis is on its way

A fiscal crisis is on its way Miami Herald: Think of the movie “I.O.U.S.A.,” which opened last