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On human slavery, Cuba’s denial is unconvincing

Opinion: On human slavery, Cuba’s denial is unconvincing (DIVERSITY) By John C. Bersia McClatchy-


“I’ve been downtown for 37 years and I have never seen anything like this.”

Opinion: “I’ve been downtown for 37 years and I have never seen anything like this.” Steve Schomaker Of


Disturbing signs in California’s schools

Opinion: After an exhaustive study of California’s troubled public school system was unveiled last year, Gov.


Washington, Williams must bury the hatchet

Editorial: Youngstown SteelHounds owner Herb Washington and Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams have each had their

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There are lessons to learn from the poor

Opinion: Listening to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton repeat stories they claim to have been told by the


Elect a black president? Wrong question

Opinion: The emergence of Barack Obama as presumptive nominee is considered a credit to blacks, however it is


Corruption in Iraq has become a way of life

Opinion: During the five years the United States has occupied Iraq, the Bush administration has created a new


Student’s future is bleak

Opinion: KABUL, Afghanistan — The mood was almost festive as Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh entered the courtroom.


“I just laughed. It’s easier than crying.”

Opinion: “I just laughed. It’s easier than crying.” Tony Kelbel A Wisconsin businessman who had to throw


Pain at the pump hurts families and the economy

Editorial: Some benchmarks are more troubling than others. The news this week that the national average for


Era of cheap airfares has come to an end

Opinion: A friend e-mailed the other day to say she and her husband were off to France this summer. “I know,


Personnel decision

Opinion: Washington Post: The Supreme Court Monday ruled wisely that not every personnel decision made by the


Abandoned safe found in New Middletown

Opinion: NEW MIDDLETOWN — Village police are looking for the owner of a safe found in a ditch on a village


U.S. controls world grain network

Opinion: In the global oil industry, there is Saudi Arabia and everybody else. But with the planet


There’s a Republican tinge to Obama

Opinion: The words we’re hearing most during this presidential campaign are “historic” and “change.” But what