Opinion and Editorial

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Upgrades to sex-offender list will offer greater protections

Editorial: For the past two decades, Ohio has acted to streamline and toughen its online registry of all sex


Belinky’s obsession was his undoing

Opinion: I first met Mark Belinky in early 2001, a few months after I became The Vindicator’s politics


Misunderstandings abound with group health insurance

Opinion: Misunderstandings abound with group health insurance After group health in- surance is abolished


Battle between Israel, Hamas could grow into regional war

Editorial: Although Israel and Hamas, the Islamic militant organization that governs the Gaza Strip, are bitter


Correction

Editorial: The editorial Wednesday on the city of Niles’ financial problems should have said that Auditor


New Iraq offensive backfires

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Republican opportunists hoping to score political points are


Keep teen drivers safe

Opinion: South Bend (Ind.) Tribune: A recent study shows Indiana is the worst state in the country when it


Hillary’s duty was to her client

Opinion: WASHINGTON It should not be necessary to write this column. Lawyers represent clients. Criminal


Blacks in America have been hurt by all the pampering

Opinion: Back in the heyday of the British Empire, a man from one of the colonies addressed a London


Can fiscally-challenged Niles ward off takover by the state?

Editorial: In 1980, Niles claimed the dubious distinction of becoming the first city in Ohio to fall under


Going after drug-using moms

Opinion: The Post-Intelligencer, Paris, Tenn.: Facing what has been called an epidemic of drug- dependent


Legalize fireworks to save Ohioans from being liars

Opinion: Legalize fireworks to save Ohioans from being liars I am the father of four boys, the youngest


Scratch the lottery plan

Opinion: The Kansas City Star: A question on Missouri’s Aug. 5 ballot would extend the state lottery to


Federalist papers are America’s DNA

Opinion: There are many ways to lose freedom — conquering armies, surrendering without a fight.


Problems continue to mount for charter schools in Ohio

Editorial: The headline in Sunday’s Akron Beacon Journal, “Ohio taxpayers provide jobs to Turkish immigrants