Opinion and Editorial

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Has the FBI handed over tapes to AG?

Opinion: What Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine didn’t say last week about the criminal investigation of


Toast & Woo stare off into the distance

Opinion: The journalist in me loves a great song lyric. I like lyrics that are complex and winding, such as


Youth must change their tunes; Fitch renovation is impractical; Tressel was scapegoat

Opinion: Today’s youngsters must change tunes in music, lifestyle behavior One day earlier this year, my


Law restricting exotic animals in Ohio demands enforcement

Editorial: Owners of thousands of exotic animals in Ohio gambled that the state’s new Dangerous Wild Animals


Attracting workers to ND

Opinion: Minot (N.D.) Daily News: “Find the Good Life in North Dakota.” That’s the latest advertising


State spreading the wealth

Opinion: COLUMBUS Gov. John Kasich unveiled his $2.4 billion capital budget proposal this week, with lots


State funds will enable Valley to move key projects forward

Editorial: While $17 million out of a $2.4 billion state capital budget is not a significant amount, in the


Measles is not child’s play

Opinion: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Fourteen years ago, the virus that causes measles in children was so rare


Mystery of Malaysian jetliner demands patience and action

Editorial: The mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the longest commercial aircraft disappearance in


ExxonMobil CEO is NIMBY devotee

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Rex Tillerson is mad. Fracking mad. The 61-year old farmer from


Grievance filed by Teamsters over inmate work is baseless

Opinion: Grievance filed by Teamsters over inmate work is baseless I am in complete agreement with a


Mahoning Republicans to likely recommend a Democrat for probate vacancy

Opinion: Mahoning Republicans to likely recommend a Democrat for probate vacancy


Meth battle never ends

Opinion: Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.: It’s been more than a decade since local police officials declared


Russia’s annexation of Crimea should prompt Europe to react

Editorial: European Union leaders can’t be blind to the reality that the time for talking tough about sanctions


Good times roll in Congress

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords How bad will it get? The public approval rating for Congress has