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Targeting license plate is poor response to shooting

Editorial: For years, a small but deter- mined faction in the General Assembly has attempted to remove the


Greedy CEOs in spotlight

Opinion: By Sam Pizzigati OtherWords Should corporations in America have to annually reveal how much they


Is this any way to run county treasurer’s office?

Opinion: Is this any way to run county treasurer’s office? I just got off the phone with a lady from the


Are prisons worth the cost even though they reduce crime?

Opinion: Nearly two years ago, Gary Mohr, director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction,


Big Tony does it again

Opinion: Each new revelation of businessman Anthony M. Cafaro Sr.’s machinations to control the politics of


Lost in the short-term attention commanded by Donald Trump in the first Republican primary debate

Opinion: Lost in the short-term attention commanded by Donald Trump in the first Republican primary debate


Lesson 1 for school year’s start: Bone up on safety

Editorial: The finals of the Great- est Golfer in the Valley tournament, the countdown to the iconic Canfield


Torture can’t be ignored

Opinion: By John M. CRISP Tribune News Service Two interesting stories appeared in the same edition of my


Trump must not get a pass on key element of his immigration plan

Editorial: In politics, the devil is always in the details, but supporters of Republican presidential hopeful


Belinky spit hook on a slew of serious criminal charges

Opinion: Mark Belinky, disgraced former Mahoning County Probate Court judge, cut a deal last year to plead


Iranians roll over Obama

Opinion: Random thoughts on the passing scene: Stupid people can cause problems, but it usually takes


Vancouver shows the effects of the rising tide of Asian wealth

Opinion: By Paul Starobin Los Angeles Times Once a British outpost on the far side of the New World,


Restore force to FOIA for its 50th anniversary

Editorial: As this nation’s landmark Freedom of Information Act approaches its golden anniversary, its luster


A pint of Wheaties beer?

Opinion: St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Is there a beer-drinker anywhere who has not, at some point, pounded down a


Transparency promises are often quickly broken

Editorial: Every presidential can- didate promises to bring more transparency to government when elected. There