Opinion and Editorial

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McCain, Obama avoid fiscal realism

Opinion: Barack Obama pledges to extend health insurance coverage. John McCain plans another round of tax


“I’m not trying to be my father. He’s irreplaceable. I’m simply trying to do

Opinion: “I’m not trying to be my father. He’s irreplaceable. I’m simply trying to do something that I think


Terror attacks a wake-up call for U.S.

Opinion: Terrorist cowardice was in full view when bombs ripped through Istanbul, and in other recent attacks


Is it unfair to assign an ulterior motive?

Opinion: There he stood in all his Florida-tanned glory, waxing eloquent about the late Don L. Hanni Jr.


Offshore oil drilling gaining support in California

Opinion: It’s been nearly 40 years since an offshore oil well malfunctioned, polluting beaches in and around


Youngstown must reassess approach to JEDD creation

Editorial: Three nos and you’re out. Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams and members of his inner circle need to go


Youngstown 2010 intrigues Japanese

Opinion: Many of my Japanese friends here at my bank know that I am a native Ohio boy (the word for “good


Combining help and work

Editorial: Combining help and work Two constants in our culture are the value Americans place on work and the


Great Lakes agreement saves valuable resource

Opinion: The China Olympics and the classic film “Chinatown” may seem to have nothing in common beyond the


If trustees violated the law, punish them, not neighbors

Opinion: If trustees violated the law, punish them, not neighbors EDITOR: Last Sunday’s editorial


Megachurch pastors have the power

Opinion: It can’t hold as many screaming fans as the football stadium in Denver, where Sen. Barack Obama is


The sullying of justice

Opinion: Milwaukee Journal: Yet another report notes the obvious—the Bush Justice Department was heavily, and


In Oregon, cheaper to kill than to cure

Opinion: Most inhumanities start small, like the beginning of a tsunami, but then build, as they head toward


There was very little justice at justice

Opinion: WASHINGTON — It seems clear now that the Justice Department under the Bush administration was a


America’s better angels seen in global AIDS bill

Editorial: It was the right thing to do. And if, by chance, it results in America’s reputation getting a boost