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Insidious attempt to silence dissent

Opinion: How long will this country remain free? Probably only as long as the American people value their


Gatsby at 90 still a phenomenon

Opinion: By Meg Waite Clayton Los Angeles Times I was in high school when I first fell for Gatsby, who


Where do all those tax dollars go?

Opinion: By John Gray The Heritage Foundation It’s a question that naturally springs to mind when tax


America can ill afford to turn its back on the nation of Israel

Opinion: America can ill afford to turn its back on the nation of Israel Last month, prime minister


There’s no easy answer to how Medicare pays doctors

Opinion: By Theodore R. MARMOR The Philadelphia Inquirer In recent weeks, reform legislation that


Civil War-era conflicts endure

Opinion: Los Angeles Times: At least 620,000 American soldiers died during the four years of the Civil War,


Drop in oil, gas prices fuels debate over severance taxes

Editorial: To hear representatives of the oil and gas industry in Ohio tell it, the huge decline in oil and


Journalistic failures caused rape case story to collapse

Opinion: Just after the now- infamous Rolling Stone/University of Virginia rape story was published, but


Oil demands balancing act

Opinion: By Bart Chilton Tribune News Service There’s now a general framework agreement related to Iran’s


Congress must have say on Iran

Opinion: WASHINGTON This week brings a constitutional moment illustrating a paradox of Barack Obama’s


Give tasty vegan foods a try

Opinion: By Heather Moore People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals At this time of year, the last


Heightened heroin epidemic demands heightened response

Editorial: Anyone who still doubts the heroin scourge in the Mahoning Valley is real needs only glance at its


Respect for transgender individuals

Opinion: WASHINGTON The White House now offers a gender-neutral restroom, for use by men, women and anyone


A woman of accomplishment

Opinion: When people speak of “the first woman president” they usually mean Hillary Clinton, who announced


Blogger Badawi’s case shows hypocrisy of the Saudis

Opinion: Nothing better symbolizes the craziness of the Middle East, and the contradictions of U.S. policy,