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Welcome to Trump’s autocracy

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Let us now contemplate the morality tale of the Good Samaritan.


Farmers caught in the crossfire

Opinion: By Ben Lilliston OtherWords Over the last year, President Donald Trump has taken farmers on a


CAL THOMAS| Democrats should acknowledge Trump’s success with economy

Opinion: The quote is attributed to President Harry Truman, and Ronald Reagan kept it on his desk: “It is


Trump is not welcome in the United Kingdom

Editorial: The Guardian of Great Britain: Two and one-half years after Theresa May rushed to become the first


Time to retire SS numbers

Opinion: By Tom Purcell Cagle Cartoons Like most people, I didn’t think much about my Social Security


Mitch McConnell is on a mission to pack courts with right-wingers

Opinion: By E.J. DIONNE JR. Washington Post WASHINGTON Permit me a question to every truly fair-minded


Ryan boosts candidacy on national television

Editorial: Mahoning Valley Congressman Tim Ryan spent almost an hour Sunday night on CNN making the case of


Invasion of America is not fake

Opinion: By Michael Reagan Cagle Cartoons The Democrats running the House of Representatives have gone


Four-day school week?

Opinion: By Danny Tyree Cagle Cartoons According to NBC News, a growing number of school districts


Virginia Beach embraces mourning, awaits healing

Editorial: Virginian-Pilot of Virginia Beach, Va.: After the mass shooting at Virginia Tech 12 years ago,


New group in Y’town seeks to engage parents

Opinion: New group in Y’town seeks to engage parents Invited by Mayor Tito Brown, Parents Forum seeks to


Impeachment of Trump would be wrong move for Dems

Opinion: WASHINGTON If congressional Democrats will temper their enthusiasm for impeachment with lucidity


Fiscal emergency requires discipline in Niles schools

Editorial: Just about two weeks after voters in the Niles City School District threw caution to the wind and


Ryan must call Trump’s bluff

Opinion: Tonight we’ll find out if presidential candidate Tim Ryan has what it takes to drop kick President


LeBron’s best yet to come

Opinion: The NBA finals have begun – set to determine the champ of the 2018-19 season. It’s the first time