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A better way to cure what ails us

Opinion: By Tom Frieden Los Angeles Times Annual spending on health care in America totals nearly $9,000


Too little, too late in Iraq?

Opinion: George W. Bush never claimed to be prescient, but here he is in 2007, warning us what would happen


Be alert for dogs in jeopardy

Opinion: By Lindsay Pollard-Post People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Parking carelessly this


A perfect location for a dog park on the North Side of Youngstown

Opinion: A perfect location for a dog park on the North Side of Youngstown Driving through the city of


Flawed corporate tax law

Opinion: New Ulm (Minn.) Journal: On June 14, the governor heard from the chairman and CEO of Medtronic, Omar


Warren: Outsider on a mission

Opinion: WASHINGTON Some politicians know they want to be in public office and scramble to come up with the


US manufacturing rebounds

Opinion: By Harold L. SIRKIN, MICHAEl ZINSER and JUSTIN ROSE McClatchy-Tribune Most working-age


Who’s to blame for latest breakout of violence in Iraq?

Opinion: By Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk McClatchy-Tribune The breakout of violence and the advance of


Mayor should handle hiring of downtown events director

Editorial: If there’s any doubt about too many cooks spoiling the broth, one need only look at the controversy


Europe shirks responsibility

Opinion: By Graham Allison Los Angeles Times This month in Poland, President Barack Obama offered $1


Is group too extreme to survive?

Opinion: Just how terrifying is the Sunni Muslim extremist group that’s taken over a huge swath of territory


It’s time for Obama administration to put focus on Iraq

Opinion: For more than a year, Mideast analysts have warned about an al-Qaida offshoot that was creating a


Are there any moral judges left who will oppose gay marriage?

Opinion: Are there any moral judges left who will oppose gay marriage? I read this newspaper day after


Sharpen the teeth of Ohio law to lessen risk of dog assaults

Editorial: The mauling death of a Dayton woman earlier this year exposes serious weaknesses in Ohio’s statutes


Dem leader Betras doth protest too much

Opinion: Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras got on his political high horse last week to