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Life’s too short and death’s too long

Opinion: Having reached life’s nonagenarian pinnacle two years ago, I realize that it’s later than I think.


No, it is not the end of the world

Opinion: By Eric Frazier The Charlotte Observer Dear progressive, Like you, I couldn’t sleep much


Looking ahead to 2018 state election

Opinion: A panel of political insiders was asked a few days ago how President-elect Donald Trump’s historic


It’s past time for fracking foes to obey will of people

Editorial: Once again on Tuesday, voters in Youngstown resoundingly said no to a misguided effort to ban


Digital assets after death

Opinion: Lima News: In Ohio, you have relatively little say in what happens to your accounts with Apple,


An editorial in Friday’s editions incorrectly stated that production of the Cruze in Mexico

Editorial: An editorial in Friday’s editions incorrectly stated that production of the Cruze in Mexico will be


Veterans need our support

Opinion: By Carole Bass The Hartford Courant Four of my grandmother’s brothers served in World War II.


Political history made Tuesday with Trump leading the pack

Opinion: There were many interesting results from a historical Election Day. Here are some of my


Galvanize campaign on behalf of GM Lordstown

Editorial: The strong but fickle force of Adam Smith’s classic economic theory of supply and demand has socked


Thank a veteran Friday for service to country

Opinion: Thank a veteran Friday for service to country Veterans Day is Fri- day, Nov. 11. Its inception


Let’s not journey to Mars

Opinion: By John M. CRISP Tribune News Service In an op-ed published last month, President Barack Obama


A prayer for the United States

Opinion: WASHINGTON On Saturdays in synagogues across the United States, Jews recite a prayer for our


Trump’s conciliatory tone an encouraging first step

Editorial: So said Donald J. Trump early Wednesday morning after a stunning victory in the hotly contested presidential election against Democrat Hillary Clinton.


With Trump victory, America falls for snake-oil salesman

Opinion: A recent segment of “Jeopardy,” the hit TV game show, had this Final Jeopardy clue: “In the late 1800s, Clark Stanley was a notorious seller of this two-word product, which he advertised as a curative liniment.”


Important facts are being ignored in bluster over Obamacare news

Opinion: By Michael Hilttzik Los Angeles Times In all the knee-jerk hand-wringing over the announced rate