Opinion and Editorial

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Akron Children’s has matured into a crown jewel of the Valley

Editorial: Five years ago this month, Akron Children’s Hospital made a compassionate commitment to the Mahoning


Sunday letters: ‘Duck’ star did nothing wrong; Shale drilling boosts economy; Kasich and racino; Respect opposition

Opinion: ‘Duck Dynasty’ star did nothing wrong in venting biblical views There seems to be a big misun-


Bill aims to stop pet abuse

Opinion: COLUMBUS There was a deja-vu moment in the Ohio House a couple of weeks ago, as lawmakers, on a


US students’ stagnant test scores merit concern — but not alarm

Editorial: Americans should not REACH FOR the panic button on news that U.S. students continue to stagnate in


Ohio drivers deserve protection

Opinion: Columbus Dispatch: Ohio has done a poor job of protecting residents and visitors from being preyed


Anniversary at Christmastime reminder of the evil that exists

Editorial: Twenty-five years ago this month, 270 innocent travelers, many of them American college students


Pope stresses forgiveness

Opinion: By Gene Lyons Universal UClick Somewhere in the midst of an avalanche of sickening revelations


Infliction of injustice by the courts

Opinion: WASHINGTON Federal Judge John Gleeson of the Eastern District of New York says documents called


Ship fracking waste by barge

Opinion: Marietta Times: Virtually no human activity occurs without some effect on the environment and some


Americans from all cultures can embrace Kwanzaa ideals

Editorial: Today, 47 years after its first observance in California, the weeklong African-American cultural


A muddle over data collection

Opinion: WASHINGTON In policymaking, as in life, there is an important difference between can and should.


You call this resurrection of city?

Opinion: You call this resurrection of city? A couple times a month, I have occasion to travel to the


Boardman officer is cat’s meow to West Side volunteer group

Opinion: Boardman officer is cat’s meow to West Side volunteer group During the Christmas sea- son, people


Christmas Carol for the Valley

Editorial: Charles Dickens’ classic “Christmas Carol” evokes a kaleidoscope of sentiments, many of which


Nativity as a way of life

Opinion: By KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ Universal UClick Growing up as I did, in the shadow of the Statue of