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Severance tax could slam brakes on drilling industry in Ohio

Opinion: Severance tax could slam brakes on drilling industry in Ohio The April 1 headline in USA Today


2 events showcase teens, tech

Opinion: People tend to have a bit of fatigue with today’s technology and its impact on kids. “I can only


Family thanks, salutes police in Boardman for their fine work

Opinion: Family thanks, salutes police in Boardman for their fine work I just wanted to give a big shout


Obamacare rhetoric is unchanged

Opinion: Five years after enactment of the Affordable Care Act, the political debate between its supporters


Charter reform bill falls short of the goal of full transparency

Editorial: If the Republican majority in the Ohio General Assembly is sincere about fixing the broken charter


Ohio residency rules murky

Opinion: COLUMBUS This much is crystal clear: If you move to Ohio and plan to stay and drive your car


Brownlee, renowned opera singer, returns home to perform

Opinion: He is featured in the March issue of Ebony magazine


Homeless children in the US need our undivided attention

Editorial: One in 30 children in the United States lives in a chronic state of home-lessness. That shocking


Cruz needs to do the math as he pursues presidency

Opinion: WASHINGTON Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was born in 1970, six years after events refuted a theory on which


For rent: The GOP’s No. 3

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Representative Steve Scalise might not be for sale, but he is


A salute to great women

Editorial: Minot (N.D.) Daily News: Last Thursday was a special day for some special women of the Minot area.


Chicago activists rise up

Opinion: By Maya Dukmasova Tribune News Service Young people from Chicago’s South and West Side


IRS is a model of efficiency

Opinion: As you labor over your tax returns this month, spare a moment of sympathy for the least-loved agency


Silence not golden for office seekers

Opinion: The Vindicator editorial board finished its interviews a couple of days ago. Invited to seek the


‘Sharing’ economy growing

Opinion: By Jesse Hathaway Chicago Tribune Over the past few years, innovative new services such as