Opinion and Editorial

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Peres personified bold, skillful statesmanship

Editorial: “His skill secured Israel’s strategic position. His boldness sent Israeli commandos to Entebbe, and


Meet Alicia Machado

Opinion: By Fabiola Santiago Miami Herald He called her “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Eating Machine” because


Peace in Colombia looms

Opinion: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Colombia continues to make its way toward the end of a bloody, now 52-year-


Pence’s puzzling visit to Leetonia

Opinion: The planning of the Republican vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence visit to Leetonia High School


Valley gets help to fight statewide drug epidemic

Editorial: Some state legislators in Columbus, including Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni of Boardman,


Back to basics on policing

Opinion: By Anthony Bradley The Philadelphia Inquirer America has found itself at a crossroads, further


Trump’s ISIS gaffe is significant

Opinion: By Jonathan Allen CQ-Roll Call It’s hard to pick the worst moment for Donald Trump on a night


It’s time for a Trump presidency

Opinion: Now that all of my inside-the-beltway, elitist, morally superior friends and colleagues have weighed


Clinton, Trump view US, the world very differently

Editorial: Although the personal attacks dominated the headlines, the views expressed by Hillary Clinton and


Washington should spur economy

Opinion: By Eric Frazier The Charlotte Observer Some startlingly good economic news surfaced two weeks


Let the slugs live free

Opinion: By Amy Skylark Elizabeth People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals I didn’t choose the slug


Clinton trounces Trump in first debate, but will it really matter?

Opinion: By Eric Zorn Chicago Tribune A rude, rambling, evasive and mendacious Donald Trump got his rear


African-American museum can teach lessons to us all

Editorial: The opening last week- end of this nation’s $500 million museum devoted to African-American history


Don’t dishonor our flag

Opinion: By Mark Davis The Dallas Morning News Two new police shooting controversies would seem to lend


GOP security experts worried about Trump in White House

Opinion: Many readers who criticized my recent column on the security dangers of a Trump presidency claimed