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Republicans slam Wall Street but are unwilling to regulate it

Opinion: By Paula Dwyer Bloomberg View It came through loud and clear in last week’s presidential debate:


Is Rubio GOP’s best bet?

Opinion: Unlike last month’s contentious GOP debate on CNBC, the event staged by Fox Business Network and The


From war to welfare

Opinion: By Phil Harvey and Lisa Conyers Los Angeles Times When American soldiers return home from war


Candidates’ claims belie reality

Opinion: By Ann McFeatters Tribune News Service WASHINGTON Whew! We can now get on with our real lives,


Americans say money isn’t speech

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords In today’s so-called “democratic” election process, Big Money


Paris massacre establishes ISIS as al-Qaida successor

Editorial: The long-held belief that Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, was nothing more than a


Why did it have to be us?

Opinion: The immediate reaction to the news that a gelding (a male horse without his testicles) had won an


Proposal to erase criminal records should be rejected

Editorial: Despite the crushing defeat of the marijuana legalization issue in the Nov. 3 general election,


Closing YDC represents cruelty against humans

Opinion: Closing YDC represents cruelty against humans Hats off to state Sens. Capri Cafaro and Joe


Feds won’t give charters in Ohio a passing grade

Editorial: A month ago, we wondered in this space if a law passed by the Republican-controlled Ohio General


Is pay to play fair?

Opinion: COLUMBUS Stop and talk to state Sen. Cliff Hite sometime, and you likely are going to hear


Today’s globalism has turned heroes into vexing trespassers

Opinion: By Andrew Lam Los Angeles Times Political asylum is not what it used to be. Just a few decades


Letters: More outrage over COLA freeze; Hillary is champion for Planned Parenthood

Opinion: Republican crybabies and clowns


Media target Carson

Opinion: Dr. Ben Carson’s whole life has been very unusual, so perhaps we should not be surprised to see the


Russian plane crash probe demands cooperation by all

Editorial: With each passing day, it becomes increasingly apparent that Islamic State terrorists caused the