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Is your candidate a narcissist?

Opinion: By Michael Lev Chicago Tribune There’s been talk during this year’s presidential race about


Let justice for Shamu serve as catalyst for more reform

Editorial: At long last, the behemoth SeaWorld entertainment and amusement giant has come to its senses in its


GOP’s blocking of high court nominee is indefensible, silly

Opinion: WASHINGTON The Republican Party’s incoherent response to the Supreme Court vacancy is a partisan


Caught in corporate feeding frenzy

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords The “human resources” departments of huge corporations are known


A smart business decision

Opinion: By Scott Maxwell Orlando Sentinel SeaWorld’s decision to stop whale breeding – and ultimately


Creative financing makes life much smoother in city

Editorial: Irate Motorists trying to navigate just about any of Youngstown’s decrepit, pothole-cratered major


Riots at the Republican convention?

Opinion: By Gary Stein Sun Sentinel I agree with Donald Trump that Republican honchos shouldn’t try to


America has not given up

Opinion: By Gina Barreca The Hartford Courant Here is the Official List Of What People Must Stop Doing


President should embrace FOIA on 50th anniversary

Editorial: Freedom of information is one of the most-important pillars of a true democracy. It is the


Assist kids facing deportation

Opinion: By Hector Villagra Los Angeles Times A Department of Justice immigration judge recently made


Drivers will realize big savings with new miles-per-gallon rules

Opinion: By Michael E. KRAFT Tribune News Service In 2010 and again in 2012, the Obama administration


Putin winning in Syria

Opinion: By Max Boot Los Angeles Times The entire world was surprised when, at the end of September 2015,


EPA’s fuel standards will cause highway death tolls to skyrocket

Opinion: By William F. SHUGHART II Tribune News Service The Environmental Protection Agency in June will


Buy, reopen Idora Park to grow Mill Creek revenue

Opinion: Buy, reopen Idora Park to grow Mill Creek revenue I would like to add my 2-cents’ worth, which


Valley GOP fails Kasich

Opinion: Two days before the all-important March 15 presidential primary in Ohio, there was a gathering in