Opinion and Editorial

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High gas prices leading to craziness

Opinion: WASHINGTON — During the gas shortages of the ’70s, some states came up with a plan to cut the long


Equal care not always preferred way to go

Opinion: I’m always curious when I find incredibly well educated, credentialed people, very often women, who


Floods of 2008: Will FEMA, Americans rise to challenge?

Editorial: Floods of 2008: Will FEMA, Americans rise to challenge? The human, property and financial costs


Los Angeles Times: When is a worthwhile test for mad cow disease not worthwhile? According to the

Opinion: Los Angeles Times: When is a worthwhile test for mad cow disease not worthwhile? According to the


Obama enjoys Latino edge

Opinion: Suddenly it seems that Sen. Barack Obama’s Latino problem has become a Latino edge. A recent Gallup


Here’s the real story behind 9/11 attacks

Opinion: Every month I get a few e-mails from people who want to reveal to me the real truth about the 9/11


It’s time to end the farce that’s Zimbabwe’s leader

Editorial: A week from today, there will be a runoff election in the poverty-ridden central African nation of


Political smut

Dallas Morning News: You’ve probably heard a few of these claims and perhaps even forwarded an


“I hope it will succeed.”

Opinion: “I hope it will succeed.” Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Of Israel, as a truce between Israel and


An urgent need for an energy strategy

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Every time someone suggests that perhaps we should lift some of the restrictions that


Obama’s ideas reflect a ‘can’t do’ spirit

Opinion: “Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death.” Auntie Mame In today’s


A Senate bid by Ryan in 2010 still possible

Opinion: About a year ago I wrote that Democrats looking to the 2010 election had U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles


Work to close racial divide in the nation and the Valley

Editorial: Work to close racial divide in the nation and the Valley A recent conference in Youngstown brought


City should rethink plan on tax break for apartments

Opinion: City should rethink plan on tax break for apartments EDITOR: Youngstown City Council is talking


Guantanamo decision clouds issue even more

Opinion: WASHINGTON — The day after the Supreme Court ruled that detainees imprisoned at Guantanamo are