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Another NFL draft, another crop of young brains to forever wreck

Opinion: By Scott Martelle Los Angeles Times Imagine there was an occupation that was physically


Tressel lays out a vision for YSU that tackles challenges

Editorial: Higher education in Ohio is in the midst of a major transformation, requiring four-year and two-


Money, politics are one

Opinion: By Richard L. HASEN Los Angeles Times Despite Bernie Sanders’ repeated accusations, there’s no


Many mysteries of Piketon massacre must be solved

Editorial: The killing of eight family members in Pike County in southern Ohio last Friday stand out as one of


A license to braid hair?

Opinion: By Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee Tribune News Service It’s clear that some professionals, like


How do you solve a problem like Saudi Arabia? Start with clarity

Opinion: President Barack Obama’s visit to Saudi Arabia last week will have little impact on the mounting


Ben Carson wrong about Tubman

Opinion: By Leona Allen The Dallas Morning News There’s an old saying in the South that my Grandma Leona


Probation for Yavorcik is a travesty of justice

Editorial: Unlike federal judges who must adhere to sentencing guidelines, state judges have a great deal of


Senate contest a toss-up

Opinion: By Albert R. HUNT Bloomberg View There is a second critical contest in the 2016 U.S. elections:


Voter ID laws making it difficult for lawful voters to cast ballots

Opinion: By Andrew Gumbel Los Angeles Times Molly McGrath is laser- focused on a job no advanced


Gift of Trump’s ramshackle bid

Opinion: “One fine day, in a fit of euphoria, after he had picked up the telephone and taken an order for


Bernie, it’s time to go

Opinion: By Ann McFeatters Tribune News Service WASHINGTON Dear Bernie, How can we miss you if you


Celebrate the amazing life, lasting afterlife of Prince

Editorial: The title character of 20th-century French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s classic novella “The


Cold War tensions rising again

Opinion: By Lewis W. DIUGUID The Kansas City Star The Russians must have thought they were on a 1950s-


Vindicator editorial about Shamu was on the mark

Opinion: Vindicator editorial about Shamu was on the mark With regard to the recent Vindicator editorial