Opinion and Editorial

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Beware of scum of scammers who prey on our patriotism

Editorial: Scam artists of ANY ILK AREN’T destined to win any citizen of the year awards. Bilking unwitting


Curbing cheapskate charities

Opinion: Los Angeles Times: A Michigan-based charity organization known as the Law Enforcement Education


Perry needs schooling if he plans a 2016 run

Opinion: Texas Gov. Rick Perry left open the prospect of a 2016 presidential bid in announcing plans to


Medicaid, tax debates rage on

Opinion: COLUMBUS There’s plenty of stuff packed into the $62 billion biennial state budget that will


Quit blocking the nominees

Opinion: Quit blocking the nominees Philadelphia Inquirer: The Senate can show a modicum of civility this


Is Obamacare destined to follow UK’s rotten model?

Opinion: FORT WILLIAM, Scotland The power of television to shrink the world has always amazed me. Eating


Some summer safety tips

Opinion: Some summer safety tips School is out, and summer is officially in high gear. It is time to


Federal regulators aim to hold biggest banks to account

Editorial: While action last week by three federal agencies requiring “too big to fail” banks to bulk up their


Who doesn’t love a July 4th parade?

Opinion: As is my family’s tradition since we moved here in 1995, we attended this year’s annual Austintown


Open primaries are working in California

Opinion: Fed up with a lack of competition in “safe” legislative districts, California voters ditched the


Egypt’s preferable tyranny

Opinion: WASHINGTON Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi knows neither Thomas Jefferson’s advice that


Future of Egypt is uncertain in the wake of military coup

Editorial: In a democracy, governments are replaced at the ballot box, not at the point of a gun. The July 3


Fallen leaders seek redemption

Opinion: “I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps


ATV regulations save lives

Opinion: ATV regulations save lives Charleston Daily Mail: West Virginia had a major problem a few years


City worker responds in a jiffy

Opinion: City worker responds in a jiffy It seems we always hear the negative regarding what the city does