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Death of al-Zarqawi is not a cure-all

Opinion: WASHINGTON -- One can only feel a sorrowful elation at the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq:


"Stay and we'll pay."

Opinion: "Stay and we'll pay." Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. Criticizing the Bush administration's policy on


Quite a pretty picture

Opinion: Quite a pretty picture EDITOR: Whoever said a "picture is worth a thousand words," obviously


The students pay -- again

Editorial: Dr. David Sweet, president of Youngstown State University, makes a persuasive case that not all


Public has a right to know everything about 'coingate'

Editorial: Terrence Gasper, former chief financial officer of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, has


British press gives al-Qaida a pass

Opinion: PORTSTEWART, NORTHERN IRELAND -- Can one be simultaneously amused and profoundly irritated? One can


Voinovich keeps promise to push tax, entitlement reform

Editorial: When the press secretary of a member of Congress sends out an e-mail that contains the word landmark


Congress faces up to the Iraq war

Opinion: Although it did so largely for the wrong reason, the House finally held its first full-scale debate


How can any American dishonor a veteran's grave?

Opinion: How can any American dishonor a veteran's grave? EDITOR: My father, George S. Scott, died March


STAR PARKER Black caucus continues to stumble

Opinion: The House of Representatives has voted to boot Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson off the Ways and


Dad: Just doing the best he can, which is better than a son can hope to do

Opinion: EDITOR: My father will be 78 this year. I have lunch with him nearly every day. He still lives in


HOW HE SEES IT Today's gasoline prices are a bargain

Opinion: By DAVID RIDENOUR KNIGHT RIDDER/TRIBUNE WASHINGTON -- Prices at the pump aren't as bad as you've


MICHAEL J. LACIVITA A smooth landing all the way around

Opinion: In March 2006, I went from the extreme cold of Youngstown to the extreme heat of Port Charlotte,


Today is Saturday, June 17, the 168th day of 2006. There are 197 days left in the year. On this date

Opinion: Today is Saturday, June 17, the 168th day of 2006. There are 197 days left in the year. On this date