Opinion and Editorial

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Oklahoma’s attorney general lighting the fuses of revolt

Opinion: OKLAHOMA CITY Scott Pruitt enjoyed owning a AAA baseball team here, but he is having as much fun


There are ways to help the Mideast

Opinion: Readers often ask how they can help address some of the humanitarian tragedies I write about,


Zoos aren’t festive places

Opinion: By Jennifer O’Connor Tribune News Service Every year at this time, zoos put up festive light


China’s deeds do not match its words on economic policy

Opinion: By Jeff Bergner Tribune News Service Former World Bank president Bob Zoellick encapsulated


White House is all smiles

Opinion: WASHINGTON After a grueling year that cost Democrats the Senate majority, the mood at the White


Kasich keeps campaign pledge to crack down on charter schools

Editorial: We’re used to politicians making promises during campaigns to win over undecided voters, but when a


Sheriff’s deputies are deserving of our appreciation and support

Opinion: Sheriff’s deputies are deserving of our appreciation and support I was raised to respect and honor


Best gifts from parents did not come wrapped

Opinion: By Gina Barreca The Hartford Courant My parents didn’t spend too much time worrying about how my


House fails to give tax break to Delphi’s salaried retirees

Editorial: What Congress was willing to piggyback onto the omnibus budget bill it passed last week says volumes


At YSU, joy is tempered with reality

Opinion: While supporters of Youngstown State University football have visions of sugar plums dancing in


Mill Creek park board fails the transparency test again

Editorial: After the debacle of the massive Canada geese kill just months ago, you would think that the Mill


Worried about gaining weight this holiday season? Go vegan

Opinion: By Heather Moore People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ’Tis the season when people really


Puppies and kittens aren’t things to be given as Christmas presents

Opinion: Puppies and kittens aren’t things to be given as Christmas presents This is the time of year when


Bipartisan action in Congress will fizzle

Opinion: The closing days of the dismal 113th Congress provided an unexpected but dismayingly brief hint of a


Israel’s future must be viewed through lens of demographics

Editorial: In just over two years, Israel will mark 50 years since its 1967 victory on the battlefield, which