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Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status unjustified

Opinion: Gov. Ted Strickland is dead-on with his opinion that beginning the presidential nominating process with a caucus in Iowa “makes no sense.”


What would Dr. King think?

Opinion: If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated in April 1968, were alive today, he would


N.H. should punish Iowa caucus victors

Opinion: There’s only one solution to the wholly disproportionate emphasis on Iowa: Convince the voters of


‘The Fate of the Earth’ ties in to Romney

Opinion: Some 25 years ago, when I was young and stupid, I was swept off my feet by Jonathan Schell’s book


Columbiana County MRDD has some explaining to do

Already facing a credibility problem as a result of The Vindicator’s revealing that he had


Should America intervene globally?

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Looking back over the political campaign last year, and trying to figure out what were


Waiting for Kim

Opinion: Washington Post: When North Korea missed a Dec. 31 deadline for disclosing all of its nuclear


Americans love and hate Bush, Clinton

Opinion: WASHINGTON — We have proof once again of Americans’ weird love-hate relationship with politicians.


Are you ready for that closeup?

Opinion: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is a “hottie,” or so says “fishbandit” in an Anchorage Daily News comment on


Resolutions focus on love of country

Opinion: My New Year’s resolutions: I resolve to worry more about Pakistan’s 75-weapon nuclear stockpile


Mideast peace efforts doomed without U.S.

Opinion: When President Bush arrives in Jerusalem next week, he will step into a fledgling peace process


Mukasey gets another chance to address waterboarding

Mukasey gets another chance to address waterboarding During his confirmation as U.S. attorney


“We are a peaceful people who do not want violence. That is why we are peacefully dispersing

Opinion: “We are a peaceful people who do not want violence. That is why we are peacefully dispersing now.”


There are good reasons for doubting Darwinism

Opinion: There are good reasons for doubting Darwinism EDITOR: I wish to commend the writer of a Dec. 21


“If this election process is jeopardized, they (our followers) may protest again and there is

Opinion: “If this election process is jeopardized, they (our followers) may protest again and there is a