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DAN K. THOMASSON Second thoughts on the Patriot Act

Opinion: WASHINGTON -- There was a reason the CIA was precluded from carrying out domestic activities at its


China miscalculates

Opinion: Chicago Tribune: China's leaders truly may have believed it was no big deal last month when they


We knew that voting is as important as pumping gas

Opinion: We never doubted that it was possible to create an affordable electronic voting system that would be


A county can't run without money -- and that's the truth

Opinion: A county can't run without money -- and that's the truth EDITOR: A letter in last Sunday's


DALE McFEATTERS Hollow victory for social conservatives

Opinion: WASHINGTON -- Social conservatives could be excused for thinking they had won the culture war, but


MICHAEL J. LACIVITA Sometimes, grandsons know best

Opinion: One of my all time favorite quotations was written in 2001, by my then Boardman High School senior


Cardinals of Catholic Church have John Paul II's road map

Opinion: As they gather Monday in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican in Rome to elect the new leader of the


HOW THEY SEE IT Credibility gap in Congress must be closed

Opinion: By JOEL HEFLEY and ALAN B. MOLLOHAN WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON -- In the last Congress, we were


Today is Friday, April 15, the 105th day of 2005. There are 260 days left in the year. On this date

Opinion: Today is Friday, April 15, the 105th day of 2005. There are 260 days left in the year. On this date


"Anybody who says they don't mind their taxes is lying. I definitely put them off until the last

Opinion: "Anybody who says they don't mind their taxes is lying. I definitely put them off until the last


Republicans should think before dismantling filibuster

Opinion: To hear the rhetoric, one would think that President Bush has been blocked at every turn in getting


HOW HE SEES IT Chumps at the pumps?

Opinion: By BEN LIEBERMAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION Gasoline is already more than $2.20 per gallon and


HOW HE SEES IT One step forward, two steps back

Opinion: By KEVIN P. GALLAGHER PROVIDENCE JOURNAL MEDFORD, Mass. -- Endorsed last year by President Bush