Opinion and Editorial

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You’re as free as you can afford to be

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords I think of freedom in positive, aspirational terms – as in FDR’s


Time to face the truth

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords Our country is founded on a myth that anyone can succeed so long


North Korea’s ICBM launch demands a global response

Editorial: North Korea’s chilling Fourth of July surprise this week has heated up the war of words between the


There is a sequence to success: Marriage before baby carriage

Opinion: WASHINGTON The Bronx, the only one of New York City’s five boroughs that is on the American


What role will US play in international affairs?

Editorial: Just a couple of months after he clashed with European leaders over climate change, global trade and


Kids need to play outdoors

Opinion: By Tom Purcell Cagle Cartoons Ah, summer is upon us. That means the media are publishing a


Tribute to dead soldiers

Opinion: By Dan K. THOMASSON Tribune News Service WASHINGTON Arlington National Cemetery, it seems, is


Trump should face reporters in a formal news conference

Opinion: WASHINGTON “Some of the Fake News Media likes to say that I am not totally engaged in healthcare,”


Boardman selects a pro to run police department

Editorial: Certainly no one could envy the Boardman Township Board of Trustees for the enormous challenge it


Don’t worry, be happy

Opinion: By Gina Barreca The Hartford Courant It may not be easy to find happiness, especially if you’re


Story of American independence inextricably linked to the Bible

Opinion: By Daniel L. DREISBACH The Philadelphia Inquirer The Fourth of July is an opportune occasion to


American democracy well worth celebrating today

Editorial: In the 241 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on July 4,


Sanders Dems moving to center

Opinion: Sen. Bernie Sanders is back at the same old stand, railing against Republican health care proposals


Trump has no vision, no big ideas

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Apparently President Trump wonders why he’s getting the lowest job-


Kasich shows that politics does not have to be craven

Editorial: Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich was right in 2013 when he pushed for the expansion of Medicaid