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Inaction does injustice to the legacy of Dr. King

Inaction does injustice to the legacy of Dr. King The Mahoning and Shenango valleys join the rest


Imperfect candidate preferred over awful

Opinion: It is becoming increasingly and painfully clear that voters in both parties are having a hard time


Mortgage crisis threatens American dream

Opinion: When I was Housing and Urban Development secretary in the administration of President George H.W.


Stop, look, listen before judging local homeless

Opinion: Stop, look, listen before judging local homeless EDITOR: In a letter last Sunday, a writer


Lethal injection debate stalls executions in U.S.

Opinion: The recent argument before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding lethal injection points to the surreal


Lawsuit against banks may hurt Valley

Opinion: These days, we have Fantasy Football, Fantasy NASCAR, and now even Fantasy Life (Second Life? — I


Better to ask than to assume

Opinion: Better to ask than to assume EDITOR: The letter in the “How you see it” column last Sunday


Our beef with cloned meat

Our beef with cloned meat Before too long, that hot, juicy burger you sink your teeth into may


Lines drawn in Columbus: market forces vs. regulation

Lines drawn in Columbus: market forces vs. regulation It has become crystal clear that Ohio House


Minimum wage increase hits businesses where it hurts

Opinion: Minimum wage increase hits businesses where it hurts EDITOR: After reading the main story in


Protect abortion access this election year

Opinion: Tuesday marks the 35th anniversary of the legalization of abortion in the United States. In this


Fed head to Congress: Act now on economy

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Watching Ben Bernanke bash members of Congress over the head with woe-is-us news about


Decadence endures 35 years after Roe

Opinion: Thirty-five years after the Supreme Court unilaterally struck down state laws restricting abortion,


Tale of two tragedies and the response that could have been

Tale of two tragedies and the response that could have been Five sad — and perhaps avoidable


A prison like no other

Opinion: In an interview with TV host Tyra Banks, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton