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GOP needs backbone on immigration

Opinion: Maybe some recent polls will put some backbone into Senate Republicans. But don't bet the rent money


Prime locale in Youngstown deserves a chance to survive

Editorial: Had the Mahoning County commissioners who were in office in 2004 shared our sense of urgency with


Today is Thursday, May 11, the 131st day of 2006. There are 234 days left in the year. On this date

Opinion: Today is Thursday, May 11, the 131st day of 2006. There are 234 days left in the year. On this date


"[The United States and other Western powers] want to prevent other countries from reaching the pinnacle of science and technology."

Opinion: "[The United States and other Western powers] want to prevent other countries from reaching the


Turning your building into a billboard just isn't right

Opinion: Turning your building into a billboard just isn't right EDITOR: I would like to comment on the


Medicare Part D means deliverance -- not disaster

Opinion: By JACK STRAYER KNIGHT RIDDER /TRIBUNE WASHINGTON -- America's senior citizens are flocking to


Congress largely to blame for CIA's fall

Opinion: Not since the days when governments of gentlemen thought it inappropriate to read other gentlemen's


A warning for all ages

Opinion: Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune: You might think one of the easier tasks in building a nuclear-


Energy crisis has been building for years

Opinion: By JIM WRIGHT KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS When President Carter called the energy crisis of l979 a


Puerto Rican residents deserve better than they got

Opinion: Orlando Sentinel: When a partial government shutdown in the United States more than 10 years ago


A hard-working, loyal coach is treated badly in LaBrae

Opinion: A hard-working, loyal coach is treated badly in LaBrae EDITOR: I am writing to express my


Deadline to file for Medicare prescription program should be extended

Editorial: The Medicare prescription drug program was flawed from its inception. Key portions were designed to


Today is Wednesday, May 10, the 130th day of 2006. There are 235 days left in the year. On this date

Opinion: Today is Wednesday, May 10, the 130th day of 2006. There are 235 days left in the year. On this date


Proposal to split Iraq is a problem

Opinion: On Monday, a proposal for ending the chaos in Iraq was put forward by Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr.,


"How much longer will the blood of the innocent men, women and children be spilled on the streets,

Opinion: "How much longer will the blood of the innocent men, women and children be spilled on the streets,