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Welfare state will be bloated

Opinion: By Rep. STEVE KING McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON How can “comprehensive immigration reform”


Bad public policy for Ohio

Opinion: Toledo Blade: The version of the next state budget just passed by the Republican-controlled Ohio


A fantastic week energizes GM for autonomy, growth

Editorial: If, as popular culture has it, what’s good for General Motors is good for the country, then a recent


For-profit colleges pose risks

Opinion: By Rodolfo F. ACUNA McClatchy-Tribune For-profit colleges are not the answer to the rising cost


Most realistic Mideast deal

Opinion: For skeptics who doubt a peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians is still possible, former


He forced America to see what white press dared not report

Opinion: Simeon Booker Jr., who grew up in Youngstown, wrote for the Buckeye News and The Vindicator, going on to become a nationally renowned journalist who covered America's civil rights movement from the front lines, and came to know many of the country's top leaders, including Presidents Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan, Bush, Clinton and O'Bama as well as Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King.

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Youngstown continues to shed people

Opinion: The city of Youngstown’s unenviable No. 1 national ranking for population loss does not tell the


Mahoning Valley is epicenter of new era in manufacturing

Editorial: To appreciate the significance of Youngstown State University’s receiving a gift of $440 million


RFK killer claims an unusual defense

Opinion: Last week marked the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. His senseless and


Obama administration is using intimidation with shades of fascism

Opinion: Obama administration is using intimidation with shades of fascism I have been politically active


Obamacare disaster will soon be evident

Opinion: For years I have been writing about the failures of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) as a


Sex trafficking needs spotlight

Opinion: Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, S.D.: The use of task forces to fight methamphetamine and child


Body parts to stay buried

Opinion: COLUMBUS There’s an abandoned cemetery somewhere near Cincinnati. I’ve never been there and know


Secrecy becoming trademark of the Obama administration

Editorial: What was supposed to be a “transparent” administration is moving from frosted to downright opaque at


A film that opens many eyes

Opinion: WASHINGTON Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering knew from the start that they weren’t just making a movie.