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World War II created lifelong friendships

Opinion: As Memorial Day 2006 approaches, I reflect upon the most memorable 33 months of my 82-year life


Today is Saturday, May 27, the 147th day of 2006. There are 218 days left in the year. On this date

Opinion: Today is Saturday, May 27, the 147th day of 2006. There are 218 days left in the year. On this date


Border wall won't keep out overstayers

Opinion: If there was any doubt that the $1.9 billion that President Bush wants to spend to build a wall and


HOW HE SEES IT Beware invasive plants

Opinion: By DAVID ANDERSON MINUTEMAN MEDIA I folded shut another large brown paper bag brimming with


Tio Angel went to war and didn't return

Opinion: By MAGGIE RIVAS-RODRIQUEZ HISPANIC LINK NEWS SERVICE I was in eighth grade on Oct. 10, 1968,


Use of eminent domain by YSU and Youngstown isn't what Jefferson had in mind

Opinion: EDITOR: According to Thomas Jefferson, we created government to secure our God-given rights. One


Bush puts Goliath on shaky ground

Opinion: By JAMES M. KLURFELD LONG ISLAND NEWSDAY It's quite fashionable these days not only to demean


On the SidE. . .

Opinion: ON THE SIDE. . . This and that from the world of Valley politics. BREAKING TIES: Sometimes


HOW HE SEES IT It isn't just about learning English

Opinion: By MATTHEW SPALDING HERITAGE FOUNDATION No matter how the debate on immigration plays out, it's


A reading of the law

Opinion: Scripps Howard News Service: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told a TV talk show that the Justice


DAVID SKOLNICK \ Politics 6th District Congressional race is up in the air

Opinion: The political fortune-tellers in Washington, D.C., still see Ohio's 6th Congressional District race


Today is Friday, May 26, the 146th day of 2006. There are 219 days left in the year. On this date in

Opinion: Today is Friday, May 26, the 146th day of 2006. There are 219 days left in the year. On this date in


Rayen gets a bad rap

Opinion: Rayen gets a bad rap EDITOR: The double homicide involving four city teenage boys was shocking


TRUDY RUBIN Lusting for nukes? Not on the street

Opinion: TEHRAN, Iran -- The contradictions that make Iran so hard for Westerners to understand are on view


Texas jury sees through Enron's house of cards

Editorial: In a testy exchange with a prosecutor during his trial, former Enron Chairman Ken Lay defended his