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Ethics in lobbying law fails the stink test, needs update

Editorial: Given the low esteem that most people hold toward the U.S. Congress, it’s hardly surprising that


Why the need for secrecy?

Opinion: The Joplin (Mo.) Globe: Some Missouri legislators are now calling for the return of the firing


No order in the court (races)

Opinion: Judicial races are typically boring. That is, if there are any candidates for those races. For


Time to approve the pipeline

Opinion: Minot (N.D.) Daily News: Enough is enough — unless, apparently, you are President Barack Obama,


Buckeyes’ recruit rolls over

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords In the ever-escalating competition to be the No. 1 big-time college


Prosecutors raise stakes in Boston Marathon terror trial

Editorial: Seeking the death penalty against the accused Boston Marathon bomber is more than simply a legal


Are you longing for real scandal? Christie administration delivers

Opinion: Are you longing for real scandal? Christie administration delivers The controversy over New Jersey


Shrimpers deserve help

Opinion: The Daily Comet, Thibodaux, La.: It is no secret that Louisiana’s shrimpers have seen troubled


Jay Leno leaves ‘Tonight’ on top

Opinion: Anyone in the news business will tell you that a side benefit is the diverse number of people one


Republicans could come to rescue of Democrats

Opinion: Some supporters of President Obama may be worried about how he and the Democrats are going to fare


Lessons come to light as GE ends operations in the Valley

Editorial: The last vestige of General Elec- tric’s once strong and shining imprint on the Mahoning Valley


Don’t let snow stop our lives

Opinion: Newark (Ohio) Advocate: There is bone- chilling cold, and then there were the two mornings this past


A different cheese spread

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords For generations, picture-takers have instructed their subjects to


Youngstown’s financial woes worse than first made public

Editorial: Talk about political baptism by fire. Youngstown Mayor John A. Mc- Nally has been in office for just


Here’s a race worth watching

Opinion: “There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in