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Civil Rights Act of 1964 at 50 remains a work in progress

Editorial: “We couldn’t go to school with white kids. … We could not go to certain parts of town. ... There


Obama should not wage war in Iraq

Opinion: By Clarence Lusane McClatchy-Tribune President Obama must not give in to the pressure from


Oh, the indignity of it all

Opinion: A national law-enforcement crackdown on prostitution and other human- trafficking activities


Unjust rewards for VA leaders

Editorial: Even in the absence of a SCATHING scandal that has embarrassed and deeply soiled the image of the


There should be exemptions to US ban on the sale of ivory

Opinion: By Ann McFeatters McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON As I gaze at my computer mouse pad, a rubbery


Talk of 4-county port authority harkens back to Voinovich era

Editorial: In1994, then Gov. George V. VOINOVICH dispatched his chief of staff, Paul Mifsud, to the Mahoning


A good heart lives on as 2 families find peace, comfort

Opinion: Rick Shoobridge of Tennessee was ready to die. Frankie Butch of Pulaski, Pa. — energetic dad,


Not all Democrats in the Valley should be stereotyped as corrupt

Opinion: Not all Democrats in the Valley should be stereotyped as corrupt Last Sunday, Bertram de Souza


Supreme Court ruling protects US broadcasters from leeches

Editorial: When an Internet company grabs television programs from the airwaves without paying the


Think Iraq, Syria to contain ISIS

Opinion: By Dennis Ross Los Angeles Times The conflict in Iraq will not be settled any time soon.


Congress reclaims its spine

Opinion: Seattle Times: Public outrage over Edward Snowden’s revelations of spying abuses by the National


Ohio fireworks ban is a dud

Opinion: COLUMBUS It started a few weeks ago in my neighborhood with various whistles and pops and cracks.


Car break-in engenders sympathy for scofflaw; faith remains strong

Opinion: Car break-in engenders sympathy for scofflaw; faith remains strong Last MONTH, my husband’s car


Where are the geese?

Opinion: Daily News, Wahpeton, N.D.: It was a long and bitterly cold winter. That comes as no shock to North


Probate judge race heats up

Opinion: Mary Ann Fabrizi wasn’t going to be elected Mahoning County Probate Court judge. But her departure