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Voinovich set aside politics in addressing area’s needs

Editorial: As one of the most popular officeholders in Ohio’s history, Republican George V. Voinovich easily


Is diversity always a plus?

Opinion: However great the shock of the massacre in Orlando, it is only a matter of time before we start


My Alzheimer’s fight: No quitting

Opinion: By Bill Lyon The Philadelphia Inquirer In the winter of 2013, with the February cold bone deep,


Leave Cincinnati zoo mother alone

Opinion: By Paul Thornton Los Angeles Times Michelle Gregg, the mother of the 3-year-old whose fall into


An abject capitulation to power

Opinion: WASHINGTON The Caligulan malice with which Donald Trump administered Paul Ryan’s degradation is an


Hooking a fish is cruel

Opinion: By Craig Shapiro People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals What’s wrong with this picture? A


Fla. massacre demands thorough investigation

Editorial: Seething strains of hate coalesced early Sunday in an Orlando, Fla., nightclub before exploding


A challenge to overrated Mill Creek Park director

Opinion: A challenge to overrated Mill Creek Park director As an avid lover of Mill Creek MetroParks, I


Pyatt’s last stand

Opinion: You could let Pam and Ken Krantz explain what is special about what they do, and you wouldn’t doubt


Should Harambe’s death lead to the closure of zoos in US?

Opinion: By Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk Tribune News Service Controversy erupted last month when


Ohio AG right to go after Mahoning River polluter

Editorial: One year and 10 months ago, Ben Lupo, the Mahoning Valley’s serial polluter, caught a huge break


Give Clinton her due

Opinion: There will be plenty of time for the haters, the critics, the detractors and the garden-variety male


Federal regs are needed to rein in payday lenders

Editorial: A funny thing happened on the way to the 21st century. In much of America, usury became acceptable.


A priceless legacy of wisdom, love

Opinion: As an eternal optimist, I have always thought positively. Recently I found a thought provoker in my


Focus on domestic violence

Opinion: COLUMBUS Victims of domestic violence will soon be able to shield their home addresses from public