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Airport officials face crucial hiring decision

As Steve Bowser, director of aviation at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, and members of the


Human Rights Council is a joke

Opinion: There wasn’t much to celebrate on International Human Rights Day earlier this week. There is growing


Deck the idea of holiday excess

Opinion: It’s that time of year again, time to stand up to the looming shadow of Christmas, look it straight


Prepare to tote up your carbon footprint

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Carbon is the new guilt. And if you don’t feel guilty about the carbon you exude,


U.S. Senate needs to act to reverse Bush’s order that keeps public in the dark

One of the first things President Bush did after taking office in 2001 was ask Alberto Gonzales,


Powerful awakening takes hold in Iraq

Opinion: BAGHDAD — Eight bodyguards with machine guns guard the entrance to his three-story stone Baghdad


Armed guards a necessity

Opinion: It’s getting harder to find peace on Earth. Violent crime statistics in the United States may be


“This was a storm of absolute historic proportions, certainly in terms of damage and the

Opinion: “This was a storm of absolute historic proportions, certainly in terms of damage and the number of


Speculators cause oil prices to spike

Opinion: For years, OPEC has argued that oil prices are being driven by external factors such as the


In an arena where hair counts, can Rudy shine?

Opinion: So far, we have been asking these questions: Is America ready for a woman president? Is America


Sudan’s humanitarian crisis worsened by U.N. inaction

One good deed by Sudan’s dictator, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, in pardoning the British school teacher,


Taxpayers play Santa to mining interests

Opinion: Gifts of jewelry — particularly gold — are a perennial favorite on Santa’s list. And with the


Those who shoot know it’s easy to miss

Opinion: People for whom indignation is a way of life — and there seem to be an increasing number of such


Labor tries to compete in global economy

Opinion: “We haven’t been reacting quickly enough,” says Guy Ryder, who heads a newly merged global union


Breed-specific bans are bad animal control policy

Opinion: Breed-specific bans are bad animal control policy EDITOR: The recent slaying of pit bulls on