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A story of resilience, survival

Opinion: The Columbus Dispatch: A new memoir from two of Ariel Castro’s victims is a story of resilience and


Don’t blame whites for problems in the ghettos

Opinion: Among the many painful ironies in the current racial turmoil is that communities scattered across


Wall St. wants Dems’ love

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Wall Street arrogance seems to be accelerating even faster than our


Omaha World-Herald: Recent spikes in emergency room visits, doctor visits and calls to poison

Opinion: Omaha World-Herald: Recent spikes in emergency room visits, doctor visits and calls to poison


In Tehran, stepping into US embassy a step back to ’79

Opinion: By Cathy Weiss Scripps Washington Bureau We don’t know why us, but we were allowed to step foot


Youngstown city workers join real world on health insurance

Editorial: With the city of Youngstown bracing for a bumpy fiscal ride next year, Mayor John A. McNally had


Graduates can be paralyzed by dreams

Opinion: By Elizabeth Greiwe Chicago Tribune When I was in sixth grade, I had one goal: to be on


Excessive force by police is not new

Opinion: By Fred McKissack Tribune News Service On May 13, it will be 30 years since a Pennsylvania state


Sunnis need help in IS war

Opinion: AMMAN, Jordan When Islamic State jihadis poured into Iraq from Syria in June and attacked Sheikh


Stand up for public education

Opinion: By Angie Trudell Vasquez Tribune News Service We need to fully support our public schools. I


Did sinking of Lusitania impact US?

Opinion: WASHINGTON Owning a fragment of history — a Gettysburg bullet, a Coolidge campaign button — is


Prove all the pundits wrong; commit to vote in primary

Editorial: Odd-year elections rarely win any acclaim for robust voter participation. And so it is for this


An ‘impactful’ look at words to despise

Opinion: By Gina Barreca The Hartford Courant Although I love language, there are certain words that make


A gay marriage moment for justices

Opinion: WASHINGTON My three takeaways from Tuesday’s Supreme Court arguments on same-sex marriage involve


Let’s not sugarcoat the rioting

Opinion: Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake of the embattled city of Baltimore was absolutely right when she