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Pediatricians should discuss sex

Opinion: By Heidi Stevens Chicago Tribune Medical statements don’t usually make for captivating reading,


Reckless Trump on NATO

Opinion: Star Tribune of Minneapolis: Asked by the New York Times on Wednesday whether the U.S. would


Lawmakers unite to fight heroin epidemic across US

Editorial: Given that the crisis in the U.S. of opiate abuse has soared to epidemic heights, it is encouraging


More funerals are in our future

Opinion: By Joyce King The Dallas Morning News Some were enjoying Sunday morning brunch. Others slept


Republican Party leaves no doubt that it has little to no interest in appealing to African-Americans

Opinion: By Harold Jackson The Philadelphia Inquirer Sixteen years ago I wrote a column headlined “Black


Has the Republicans’ Reagan era ended, and the Trump era begun?

Opinion: Thirty-six years ago, this writer sat in the press gallery at the Republican National Convention in Joe Louis Arena in Detroit and heard an acceptance speech for the nomination for president that was soothing balm for a fractured party.


Cruz’s advice leaves door open for Hillary to destroy America

Opinion: By Mark Davis The Dallas Morning News (TNS) Our hearts are torn in two. Those of us who love


Mike Pence exceeds expectations

Opinion: Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s choice for vice president, did exactly what a running mate is supposed to


Partnerships log progress in the fight against blight

Editorial: Take a drive down South Avenue and some of its adjacent neighborhoods in the city of Youngstown,


A bittersweet moment for Kasich

Opinion: This was not the year for thoughtful, steady political leadership in the GOP


Sebring charges reinforce commitment to safe water

Editorial: State charges filed last week against the former water-system operator in Sebring illustrate that


Could an old man in Pennsylvania really be responsible for an attempted coup that nearly unseated a

Opinion: Could an old man in Pennsylvania really be responsible for an attempted coup that nearly unseated a


Trump’s sensible backers

Opinion: By JAY AMBROSE Tribune News Service (TNS) You don’t have to think Donald Trump should be elected


Trade will be Trump’s Achilles’ heel in Ohio

Opinion: Kasich, Portman aren’t buying what the real estate developer is selling


Thank goodness for Pokemon Go; we’re finally getting off our butts

Opinion: By Elizabeth Greiwe Chicago Tribune A western Australian police department took a strange call