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Signs of the times

Opinion: Signs of the times EDITOR: Leading up to the November election I had no opinion on the


An appeal to common sense and sense of justice

Opinion: EDITOR: Passage of Issue 2 would increase the minimum wage in our state from 5.15 to 6.85 an


Vindicator file photo

Opinion: Vindicator file photo FORTY-FIVE YEARS AGO: Ohio Gov. Michael V. DiSalle signs the appointment of


State Issue 2 is bad for business, bad for Ohio

Opinion: State Issue 2 is bad for business, bad for Ohio EDITOR: I write to highlight the dangers of


New Jersey high court makes right call

Opinion: By ANDREA LEWIS MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE Kudos to the New Jersey Supreme Court for ruling that same-sex


On the SidE. . .

Opinion: ON THE SIDE. . . This and that from the world of Valley politics. YOUR OPINION MATTERS: The


Rumsfeld's prophecy has come true

Opinion: At lunch Monday with a small group of columnists, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld handed us a


Language should unify

Opinion: Language should unify EDITOR: If there's one subject that America has always been equal about,


Today in history

Opinion: Today is Friday, Oct. 27, the 300th day of 2006. There are 65 days left in the year. On this date in


As times change, Ohio should join the smoke-free world

Editorial: When tobacco interests realized that a coalition of anti-smoking health care organizations was


Voting machines hype is without foundation

Opinion: By PAUL DeGREGORIO MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE Americans have been bombarded lately with tales about how


Charlie Wilson is sounding like a winner

Opinion: It's a safe assumption that state Sen. Charlie Wilson, the Democratic candidate in Ohio's 6th


Justice should be blind, but should not be dumb

Opinion: By JOHN BADEN MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Though America's urban intellectuals may have