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A wife’s deja vu moment

Opinion: WASHINGTON She had the ghastly, frozen look of a prisoner in a hostage video. Huma Abedin, who


We must resurrect Detroit

Opinion: By Brian Gilmore McClatchy-Tribune We must save Detroit. Detroit is part of all of us. It is


‘Facts are stubborn things’

Opinion: Random thoughts from wise thinkers: “Many respectable writers agree that if a man reasonably


GOP playing cynical politics with immigration reform act

Editorial: House Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, made it clear over the weekend that his members aren’t


Coziness befits the capital

Opinion: WASHINGTON I’ll probably regret this, but here goes: I write today in defense of coziness. My


Turnpike is being redefined

Opinion: Turnpike is being redefined Marietta Times: This summer has brought a fundamental change to the


Detroit didn’t go bankrupt overnight

Opinion: By Donald Kaul OtherWords The other shoe finally dropped in Detroit. The once-proud city —


A pledge to work together

Opinion: Here are words I don’t often get to type: There is good news from Washington. Last Thursday, about


The right to vote is our salvation

Opinion: The right to vote is our salvation The Second Amendment will not save us from tyranny, the vote


Can China change its course?

Opinion: By FAREED ZAKARIA Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON Does authoritarian capitalism work?


Closer look at race

Opinion: President Obama rarely misses an opportunity to insert himself into an issue. Last Friday, he


A student loan compromise

Opinion: A student loan compromise Los Angeles Times: A new Senate proposal would spare millions of college


Kasich and GOP legislators should avoid Medicaid standoff

Editorial: It’s good to hear that Ohio Gov. John Kasich is ready to fight for the expansion of Medicaid


Millisecond markets bad for business

Opinion: By Bart Chilton McClatchy-Tribune News Service Last Monday, regulators settled charges in a


It’s not so simple in Detroit

Opinion: By Barry Goldman Los Angeles Times There’s a scene in the movie version of “The Grapes of