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Iraq Study Group endorses Abdullah's view of Mideast

Editorial: One of the most important recommendations in the 142-page bipartisan report on Iraq can be found


Years ago...

Today is Sunday, Dec. 10, the 344th day of 2006. There are 21 days left in the year. On this date in


Ignore conformity push

Opinion: By WAYNE MADSEN MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE WASHINGTON -- Only America's Religious Right is able to find


Three ways to fight Ohio's anti-smoking law

Opinion: Three ways to fight Ohio's anti-smoking law EDITOR: Here's a suggestion for any YSU business


Dostoevsky, call your agent

Opinion: Scripps Howard: Russian prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the poisoning in


Strickland could use help from the Valley

Opinion: With more than 8,000 individuals trying to snag a state job, some undesirables are bound to fall


Fight over concealed carry continues

Opinion: COLUMBUS -- As Gov. Bob Taft prepares to leave office, the struggle is intensifying between the


Chicago: a city of memories, old and new

Opinion: This past summer, my son-in-law John Vicarel, grandson Jeff Vicarel and I drove to Chicago to


Marking International Human Rights Day with a Holocaust conference in Iran is a farce

Opinion: EDITOR: To mark today's observance of International Human Rights Day, scholars from around the


Will Valley team members end up in Cabinet?

Opinion: The creation of 14 transition teams consisting of about 80 chairs and coordinators indicates


"The situation is grave, very grave in fact, and cannot be tolerated. Absolute dependence on foreign troops is not possible. The focus must be on boosting the Iraqi security forces."

Opinion: "The situation is grave, very grave in fact, and cannot be tolerated. Absolute dependence on foreign


Diversity slowly dying

Opinion: By LYNNE K. VARNER SEATTLE TIMES WASHINGTON -- A week ago, I pondered whether public-school


All the president's men down to one

Opinion: By MARTIN SCHRAM SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE They were all this President's men -- Cheney and


Consider carefully ideas of Iraq Study Group

Editorial: A convergence of events this week paints a clear but bleak picture of America's ongoing role in the


Iraq Study Group ignores reality of Iraq

Opinion: By its own admission, the Iraq Study Group (ISG) has submitted a "flawed" report to the president,