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A 'spartan and skimpy' budget? Hardly

Opinion: Only a Democrat like Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland could say with a straight face that President


President submits an unrealistic budget

Opinion: WASHINGTON -- President Bush's spending blueprint for the rest of his term is what his father used


You gotta know when to fold 'em

Opinion: By ANDREW BARD SCHMOOKLER BALTIMORE SUN Why is it that a course of action that is regarded as


Where's the beef?

Opinion: Where's the beef? EDITOR: On a recent Saturday, my wife and I were looking for a place to eat


Mideast on Putin's radar

Opinion: By MARIANNA BELENKAYA RIA NOVOSTI MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi


Today is Friday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2007. There are 325 days left in the year. On this date in

Opinion: Today is Friday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2007. There are 325 days left in the year. On this date in


"Using this drug alone is unlikely to be beneficial."

Opinion: "Using this drug alone is unlikely to be beneficial." Charles Ganley Of the Food and Drug


American zampoliti

Opinion: St. Louis Post-Dispatch: In the bad old days of the Soviet Union, it was the practice of the


Global warming will roil Americas

Opinion: If you listen to some of the experts who issued a much-awaited U.N. report on global warming in


Voters send message to school officials about taxes

Editorial: One reading -- and probably the most accurate reading -- of Tuesday's special election results


Closing of Tod is loss for community and its children

Opinion: Closing of Tod is loss for community and its children EDITOR: It is with great sadness and


ON THE SIDE. . .

Opinion: ON THE SIDE. . . This and that from the world of Valley politics. EYE ON THE PRIZE: They're


DAVID SKOLNICK \ Politics Where have all the Republican candidates gone?

Opinion: When it comes to partisan elected officials in Mahoning County, you'd only find two Republicans.


Local communities bear burden of Iraq

Opinion: WASHINGTON -- Not long ago while perusing reports of the daily slaughter in Iraq, I noticed that one


'Robochick' takes spacewalk on the wild side

Opinion: By BRONWYN LANCE CHESTER MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE Wow, the space program suddenly got interesting