Opinion and Editorial

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Take TV reruns off steroids

Opinion: Chicago Tribune: Astute television viewers know that cable networks have long crunched opening or


Netanyahu’s victory in Israel dampens prospects for peace

Editorial: We begin this editorial ABOUT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election win with the


Victories for our right to know

Opinion: COLUMBUS The Ohio Senate made the right decision last week when it announced plans to broadcast


PTSD was real then, as now

Opinion: As a World War II U.S. Navy combat veteran of the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of action, I had never


Celebrating open adoptions

Opinion: Toledo Blade: About 400,000 adult adoptees in Ohio are now able to gain access to their original


Battle of the Alamo redux

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Good news from the front: The defenders of the Alamo are standing


Restore public safety reforms to Ohio transportation budget

Editorial: True or false? All Ohioans must undergo a comprehensive driver’s training curriculum before taking


‘Social air bags’ are an advantage

Opinion: What’s the difference between growing up in an affluent family and growing up poor in America?


Push for medical marijuana

Opinion: By Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk Tribune News Service A bipartisan trio of U.S. senators, New


Racism takes center stage in Youngstown council meeting

Opinion: Racism and preferential treatment given to those of a certain socioeconomic status — perceived or


Paperbooks, alive and well

Opinion: Chicago Tribune: For years, we’ve been hearing that print is dead and the electronic reading medium


Kasich waits in the wings

Opinion: COLUMBUS Ideas fly from Gov. John Kasich like sparks from a flint. While explaining his prison


Winds of change are blowing away stench in auditor’s office

Editorial: Mahoning County Auditor Ralph Meacham has followed up his headline-grabbing decision to fire the


A double standard on emails?

Opinion: I’ll leave to those with IT expertise the technical questions about servers, encryption, and cyber


Anti-Semitism on the rise; we must confront and end it

Opinion: By Michael Douglas Los Angeles Times Last summer our family went to Southern Europe on holiday.