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Iraq peace elusive

Opinion: Once the United States had extricated itself from the quagmire known as the Iraq war, many people


LGBT Month a token gesture

Opinion: By Elizabeth Ann Thompson McClatchy-Tribune June is LGBT Pride Month, and while I’m an out and


Retiring Hubbard schools chief made indelible imprint on district

Opinion: Retiring Hubbard schools chief made indelible imprint on district Mr. Richard Buchenic, thank you


Order in the court? Hardly

Opinion: Judges James C. Evans and Lou D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court both said there were


A push to regulate coal ash

Opinion: The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer: For more than 80 years, North Carolina has done almost nothing to


Shiite-Sunni hatred in Iraq impedes peace and stability

Editorial: The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq 11 years ago was a monumental mistake, as the intervening years have


Obama too cautious in governing

Opinion: WASHINGTON Two instincts — one predictable, the other surprising — help explain the arc of Barack


Value the workers

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Have you noticed that the Powers that Be employ a different standard


Time to end NSA’s secret dragnet surveillance

Opinion: By Ron Wyden, Mark Udall and Rand Paul Los Angeles Times One year ago this month, Americans


A champion of fathers’ rights

Opinion: By Cathy Young Newsday Unless you take a special interest in the history of the women’s


Fast-tracking court cases

Opinion: The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown, Ky: One year after it was reintroduced by local prosecutors, the


At sweet 16, MV Scrappers mature into a powerhouse

Editorial: They’re back! Those mighty Mahoning Valley Scrappers have returned to Eastwood Field this week to


The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana on protecting Louisiana’s coast amid oil exploration:

Opinion: The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana on protecting Louisiana’s coast amid oil exploration:


Nonpolitician like Dr. Carson should run for president in ’16

Opinion: Nonpolitician like Dr. Carson should run for president in ’16 Many long-time voters have become


Restoring the right to vote

Opinion: By Marge Baker OtherWords Last year, the Supreme Court decimated one of the civil rights