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Who is ex-CEO Carly Fiorina?

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords In 1992, independent candidate Ross Perot chose Admiral James


Where do we fit in?

Opinion: BALTIMORE Twinkling stars are pretty but, for astronomers, problematic. Twinkles are caused by the


Enough with the pink - go green

Opinion: By Michelle Kretzer People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals It’s October, which means that


Boehner gets out shovel

Opinion: WASHINGTON “I don’t want to leave my successor a dirty barn,” John Boehner, the soon-to-depart


In-depth news stories on water woes nationwide troubling; action needed

Editorial: Even the most rabid anti- government advocates need clean drinking water to live and good quality


Would the Republican faithful consider a third-party option?

Opinion: By Sam Tanenhaus Bloomberg View Disillusionment with establishment politics has long been a


Boehner won’t be missed

Opinion: The impending departure of Speaker of the House John Boehner gives the House Republicans a real


Jeb Bush factors in immigrants

Opinion: By Francis Wilkinson Bloomberg View Jeb Bush is banking on 4 percent. That’s the annual rate of


Democracy at the grass-roots level

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords American democracy is the gritty history of workaday folks who get


Twice-convicted killer shouldn’t get third chance

Editorial: We’d be amazed if the Ohio Adult Parole Authority receives a more impassioned appeal to keep a


Ohioans, don’t be swayed by pro-marijuana TV ads

Editorial: There are a couple of slick TV commercials that are designed to convince voters of Ohio that the


Show us the money

Opinion: Imagine this scenario: An overflowing crowd is rocking to the music of Red Wanting Blue, getting


Civil-rights icons in Valley this week

Opinion: My job allows a few perks, and one is meeting people who do cool things. Without my job, I might


Printer addresses criticism of Mill Creek calendars

Opinion: Printer addresses criticism of Mill Creek calendars This is to respond to questions and


Carry on legacy of Gandhi, King for Nonviolence Week

Editorial: One hundred forty-six years ago this weekend, a towering icon of the international campaign for