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Change of heart on guns

Opinion: By Christine Flowers Cagle Cartoons I might buy a gun. I’d need a permit. And lessons on how


Dems on a junket to Puerto Rico

Opinion: “He who excuses himself, accuses himself.” — Puerto Rican proverb More than 109 lobbyists


May must change course to end chaos over Brexit

Editorial: The Guardian of the United Kingdom: Theresa May will soon update members of Parliament about any


Fat shaming getting old

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords In the new film “Isn’t It Romantic,” actress Rebel Wilson plays a


‘Technological wall’ won’t work

Opinion: By Byron York Andrews McMeel Syndication House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a wall on the


Pay raise for Liberty Twp. law director is worrisome

Editorial: The decision by two of the three trustees in Liberty Township to grant the part-time law director


How motivated is Trump’s base?

Opinion: By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. ROBERTS Andrews McMeel Syndication President Donald Trump’s


Pets show amazing loyalty

Opinion: By Danny Tyree Cagle Cartoons Although my family recently watched the 1943 “Lassie, Come Home”


Continue the march toward justice started by MLK Jr.

Editorial: A sad and ironic reality once again permeates America on this federal holiday dedicated to the life


He’s worse than Nixon

Opinion: He’s worse than Nixon During the ’70s, I thought Richard Nixon was a “Pathological Liar” and a


President Trump is almost inexpressibly sad specimen

Opinion: WASHINGTON Half or a quarter of the way through this interesting experiment with an incessantly


DeWine will be a partner in Valley’s battle with GM

Editorial: Come what may with GM’s plan for its Lordstown assembly plant, the Mahoning Valley can rest assured


Ohio auditor is under the gun

Opinion: Public corruption loomed large in the high-octane race for Ohio auditor in the November general


The Katrina of snow?

Opinion: If you’re reading this today, congratulations. It’s not that this is a good story. It’s not that


MLK’s ‘dream’ far from reality

Opinion: By Jessicah Pierre OtherWords Jan. 15 marked what would’ve been Dr. Martin Luther King’s 90th