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Workers’ pockets get picked

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Even the word “greed” isn’t negative enough to characterize the all-


Regulatory neglect of colleges is costly

Opinion: By Ben Miller Los Angeles Times For years, private for-profit colleges were Wall Street


Vietnam War still a nightmare

Opinion: By Alan Miller The Sacramento Bee Upon succeeding Richard Nixon in 1974, President Gerald Ford


Voting records do matter

Opinion: With Democratic primary candidates in Youngstown’s seven wards asking voters to back them in


Allegiant’s success buoys hope for service expansion in Valley

Editorial: Allegiant Air’s impressive first- quarter 2015 financial report that shows lofty lifts in its


A prayer for God’s creatures

Opinion: By Sarah Withrow King People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals May 7 marks the 64th annual


IRS must assist taxpayers

Opinion: Reading (Pa.) Eagle: IRS Commissioner John A. Koskinen blamed $1.2 billion in budget cuts since 2010


US must deal with PTSD

Opinion: By John Bateson Tribune News Service Suicides by active-duty troops and veterans are at levels


Don’t give up your privacy for an insurance discount

Opinion: By James B. RULE Los Angeles Times The John Hancock company has announced a program offering


Antitrust law gives rise to lawlessness

Opinion: We all make mistakes and some of us learn from them. What is even better is to learn from other


No reason to sweat bathing suit season

Opinion: By Gina Barreca The Hartford Courant When you’re thinking about bathing suit season, do me a


Prayers for peace in Baltimore

Opinion: Baltimore Sun: Our hearts go out to the family of Freddie Gray, who not only had to bury a loved one


School levy renewals spotlight state’s failure to act on funding

Editorial: Every election, when there are school levy renewals on the ballot, we first and foremost urge voters


What a surprise in Philly

Opinion: By Christine M. FLOWERS Philadelphia Daily News You must have known I’d write about Tim Tebow,


Why are students flunking civics?

Opinion: “Don’t know much about history” — Sam Cooke It’s an old joke, but one that is a commentary