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Officers’ duty is to set an example, speak up

Opinion: On the street, nobody knows anything, nobody’s seen anything. Cops and prosecutors complain about it


SWEDEN

SWEDEN Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm, July 2: The tone against (Zimbabwe’s President Robert) Mugabe


Obama playing with fire on NAFTA

Opinion: MEXICO CITY — When I asked Mexican President Felipe Calderon about Democratic presumptive


Wages not to blame for death of factories

Opinion: Sure, U.S. banking is in trouble, but the longer-term and possibly more damaging threat to the


South Dakota answers the question of when life begins

Editorial: South Dakota answers the question of when life begins Suppose the South Dakota Legislature passed


America’s fallen warriors deserve honor

Opinion: “The curtains pull away. They come to the door. And they know. They always know.” — Maj. Steve


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Opinion: SDLqThe fire is just a big raging animal right now. ... It seems to be giving the fire guys


Sometimes justices defy type-casting

Opinion: The Supreme Court’s decisions in recent weeks have casual observers scratching their heads trying to


It’s a debate worth having

Opinion: Mahoning County Probate Judge Mark Belinky has yet to get traction on an idea he launched in April


Campaign tip for McCain, Obama: Throw baseballs

Opinion: COLUMBUS — The presidential candidates would be wise to take a few cues from Timo Perez. For those


Police officer’s death justifies an independent investigation

Editorial: Youngstown city officials took more than a day to ascertain some of the facts surrounding the death


‘Rape’ is scrubbed out of rape trials

Opinion: Rape is a vile and despicable crime. Over the past 30 years crime victim groups have made enormous


Why isn’t it murder when doctors kill babies?

Opinion: Why isn’t it murder when doctors kill babies? EDITOR: The June 28 Vindicator reported that the


The spirit of the times

Editorial: The spirit of the times This is as good a weekend as any to remind ourselves of Benjamin


They don’t make movies like they used to

Opinion: I think I’m becoming my father. He’s constantly saying they don’t make movies like they used to,