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Not time to give up on Bakken

Opinion: Minot (N.D.) Daily News: It didn’t take long for Watford City’s Alco store to be repurposed. Home of


Keystone’s future up in the air

Opinion: The U.S. Senate launched its first great debate of 2015 last week, on the proposed Keystone XL


Culture wars rule the day

Opinion: By Ben Barber Tribune News Service Surprise. This is not the world we thought we’d leave our


Force the banks to educate the public on their products

Opinion: By Lauren E. WILLIS and THERESA AMATO Los Angeles Times Dozens of entities are devoted to


Obama should visit the Valley to view his 2-year college plan

Editorial: Shortly after President Barack Obama unveiled his community-college initiative, we urged Republicans


Equal access battle rages

Opinion: By Orson Aguilar Tribune News Service A hundred years ago, a communications revolution began.


On MLK Day, roll up sleeves and go to work for social justice

Editorial: On MLK Day, roll up sleeves and go to work for social justice “Our goal is to create a beloved


King’s fair housing legacy must be protected, extended

Opinion: By Sherrilyn Ifill Tribune News Service In 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a march through


‘Selma’ is a fitting tribute

Opinion: By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington Tribune News Service On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a new


Damage from Citizens United just beginning to be felt

Opinion: By Amanda Hollis-Brusky Los Angeles Times Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission turns 5


Mitt’s third run would not charm

Opinion: WASHINGTON After his third loss, in 1908, as the Democratic presidential nominee, William


Common sense on cannabis

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Until recent years, marijuana prohibitionists have been able to


Pump up the gas tax — now

Opinion: Miami Herald: When last we suggested back in summer that raising the fuel tax was a good idea, the


Mrs. Hagan bites hand that fed her

Opinion: It has been an inauspicious beginning for Michele Lepore-Hagan as the state representative from


Youngstown needs a riverfront park

Opinion: By Nektarios Kasamias Special to The Vindicator This past summer, I visited Denver. The city