Opinion and Editorial

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Save the hermit crab

Opinion: By Laura Cascada People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals As the summer beach season heats


Obama must use presidency to bring about police reform

Editorial: There are 18,000 police departments in the United States, but only 15 have signed on to the


Culture clash for Muslims creates integration problem in Germany

Opinion: BERLIN On a trip to the beach, a German friend recently saw two teenage Afghan refugee boys stare


Ending transgender ban fortifies US military might

Editorial: On practical, tactical and philosophical fronts, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter acted wisely


Animal liberation is good policy

Opinion: By John M. CRISP Tribune News Service Many of us who aren’t avid animal rights activists still


Let 'Trump girls' do their thing

Opinion: By Heidi Stevens Chicago Tribune June 27 was a banner day for women exercising agency over their


Dallas killings touch us all

Opinion: By Jason Villalba The Dallas Morning News The spirit of Dallas imbues my soul and is


Kasich dissses Trump

Opinion: Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich has done us proud with his decision not to address the Republican National


Fracking foe questions columnist’s reasoning

Opinion: Fracking foe questions columnist’s reasoning Mr. De Souza, you make me laugh! How absolutely


Investing in ‘we’

Opinion: Amid the tough moments in the news this week, there was a bright spot to grab onto. And in light


Mahoning County’s future must underpin pay review

Editorial: A compensation and classi- fication study of Mahoning County government is designed to determine


US must stand united in aftermath of Dallas

Editorial: In a nation dazed and CONFUSED by the chain of police-initiated killings, mass shootings and terror


Will new Trump surface at the Q?

Opinion: I’ll be heading up to Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland in a few days to cover the Republican


FBI head reasserts independence

Opinion: WASHINGTON Law-enforcement officials tend to inhabit a universe that is both binary and terse:


Toledo Blade: FBI Director James Comey’s exoneration of Democratic presidential nominee

Opinion: Toledo Blade: FBI Director James Comey’s exoneration of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary