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Today is Saturday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2007. There are 310 days left in the year. On this date in 1868, the U.S. House of Representatives impeaches President Andrew Johnson following his

Opinion: Today is Saturday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2007. There are 310 days left in the year. On this date


Vindicator file photo

Opinion: Vindicator file photo SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO: Students in a "Y" College art class work on their


Politics means having to say you're sorry

Opinion: Welcome to the politics of apologia - the 2007 version. In the 2004 election, Sen. John Kerry,


Court takes up taxpayers' rights case

Opinion: By ANDREW B. COAN LOS ANGELES TIMES Significant constitutional cases don't always arrive at the


'Letters from Iwo Jima' conveys reality of war

Opinion: "Don't cheer, boys. The poor devils are dying." -- Capt. John Philip of the USS Texas, to his


'Letters from Iwo Jima' is a revisionist's tale

Opinion: By JAMES P. PINKERTON LONG ISLAND NEWSDAY Clint Eastwood is "growing" as a movie director. And


How will gambling hypocrites respond?

Opinion: It is no surprise that the Ohio lottery isn't living up to expectations when it comes to the amount


Full funding of BRAC is congressman's priority

Opinion: Full funding of BRAC is congressman's priority EDITOR: I am writing in response to your


County commissioners choose realistic tax renewal

Editorial: It is time for Mahoning County to have at least half of its sales tax revenue approved by the voters


Try a little humility

Opinion: I'm guessing I watch "American Idol" for the same reason many do: for the bad singers. It's


"I know of nobody in Washington that is planning military action on Iran. Iran is not Iraq. There is, as far as I know, no planning going on to make an attack on Iran and people are pursuing a

Opinion: "I know of nobody in Washington that is planning military action on Iran. Iran is not Iraq. There


Terrorism statistics skewed

Opinion: Scripps Howard News Service: The Justice Department's post-9/11 statistics on terrorism cases have


Is there room for extreme bloggers?

Opinion: BOSTON -- I suppose you could describe these two women as cybertrailblazers. But their cybertrails,


Today is Friday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2007. There are 311 days left in the year. On this date in 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima capture Mount Suribachi, where they raise the

Opinion: Today is Friday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2007. There are 311 days left in the year. On this date in


Upgrade drug, medical device safety

Opinion: By KEVIN A. SCHULMAN BALTIMORE SUN Like a growing number of aging baby boomers, I recently had