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Individual liberty must rule

Opinion: WASHINGTON Disabusing the Republican Party of a cherished dogma, thereby requiring it to forgo a


Who is Sharen Neuhardt?

Opinion: When I first learned that Ed FitzGerald, a Democrat running for governor, had selected Sharen


Obamacare’s flaw: Young people won’t be buying health insurance

Opinion: Obamacare’s flaw: Young people won’t be buying health insurance The cartoon on the edit- orial


Congress must fully explore if NSA surveillance valuable

Editorial: First an admonition: Members of Congress should stop playing politics with our national security.


Governor joins meth battle

Opinion: The Paris (Tenn.) Post-Intelligencer: At last, Tennessee’s methamphetamine problem is coming to the


New grassroots movement striving for justice against extremists

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Rosa Parks became a powerful symbol of courage and defiance in the


Strike Ohio’s law on telling lies

Opinion: Los Angeles Times: Lying by and about politicians is a regrettable and probably permanent feature of


Despite 18% decline in murders, high crime rate still plagues city

Editorial: The decades-long battle against violent crime — particularly murders — in Youngstown gained ground


Left’s history of right-bashing

Opinion: One of the things that attracted me to the political left, as a young man, was a belief that


It’s time to limit number of dog-breeding licenses

Opinion: It’s time to limit number of dog-breeding licenses Once again someone with too many dogs has made


Aquaculture report reassuring

Opinion: The Providence (R.I.) Journal: A new report should allay concerns about the environmental and


A lack of political shame

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Perhaps you thought the political world was finally safe from the


Killing of Americans justifies going after Taliban militarily

Editorial: THREE AMERICANS were among the 21 victims of a brutal attack Friday by the Taliban at a popular


Bipartisan bill addresses skills gap in employment

Opinion: Bipartisan bill addresses skills gap in employment I commend Vindicator report- er Tom McParland


Appreciate Obama’s caution

Opinion: Philadelphia Inquirer: When recent headlines roared that Fallujah had fallen to al-Qaida, the