Opinion and Editorial

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Attack plague of prescription drug abuse on multiple fronts

Editorial: Armed robberies of pharmacies across Ohio are breaking out at alarming rates, with Mahoning County


Survivors of Bhopal disaster facing a lifetime of suffering

Editorial: Is there any doubt that had the world’s worst industrial accident in history occurred in the United


A date never to be forgotten

Opinion: Lest we forget a day of infamy that must never be forgotten, Dec. 7, 1941, the bombing of Pearl


End limits on rape prosecutions

Opinion: Akron Beacon Journal: Justice has been served by DNA testing. Many of those wrongly convicted have


Don’t hold your breath on reform

Opinion: COLUMBUS Are state lawmakers really poised to pass a bipartisan proposal to change the way Ohio


Let gay men donate their blood

Editorial: Los Angeles Times: A 1980s-era ban on blood donations by most gay men is out of step with current


Perry faces a daunting challenge

Opinion: Starting this week, Rick Perry is entertaining an array of top Republican fundraisers, policy


Focusing on climate change

Opinion: By Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk Tribune News Service The United Nations Climate Change Conference


Here’s how to prevent another Ferguson

Opinion: By Brian Gilmore Tribune News Service We can still ensure Michael Brown didn’t die in vain. In


President’s executive order takes America closer to ‘Obamanation’

Opinion: President’s executive order takes America closer to ‘Obamanation’ We have Obamacare that’s a lie


MVOC seeks to give 'returning citizens' second chance

Opinion: The MVOC was founded in 2008 and serves the tri-county area


‘Operation Endless War’: America’s mission in Afghanistan

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Only a few months ago, President Barack Obama announced the good


Ohio Dems in state of flux

Opinion: The Dec. 16 meeting of the Ohio Democratic Party’s executive committee to select a successor to


Making the case for term limits

Opinion: WASHINGTON In 2010, Plymouth, Conn., was awarded $430,000 for widening sidewalks and related


Anti-smoking efforts working

Opinion: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: There is plenty of good news in the latest statistics on smoking released