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Struthers native escapes; watch it at Lemon Grove

Opinion: Doug Helmick always wanted to escape. It’s not that the 2009 Struthers High School grad had a bad


Editorial missed the real story

Opinion: Editorial missed the real story Regarding last Sunday’s ed- itorial, “A Flawed Charter Amendment,”


Tamping down the opioids

Opinion: Tamping down the opioids Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, W.Va.: Attorneys general from 48 U.S. states


Gun control is watered down in Senate before debate begins

Editorial: People who thought the car- nage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., was going to


Good pope at the right time

Opinion: Good pope at the right time We have a new pope, Fran- cis I, and based on his biography he should


Peace in Mideast unrealistic

Opinion: President Obama should listen to former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the “founder” of shuttle


Ryan avoids slings, arrows

Opinion: U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan made the right decision not running for governor in next year’s election. Ryan


Heat, drought, violent winds turning Phoenix into hell

Opinion: By William deBuys Los Angeles Times If cities were stocks, you’d want to short Phoenix. Of


The arts enrich us all

Opinion: The arts enrich us all Even with 50 years of experi- ence in both local and professional theater I


Guns: Issue is suicide

Opinion: By Steven S. SHARFSTEIN Baltimore Sun Some years ago, I was called by one of my patients who had


Congress has no role in marriage

Opinion: “Under the Constitution, the regulation and control of marital and family relationships are reserved


No workplace protections

Opinion: WASHINGTON Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman took a terrific, brave step in announcing his support


‘Shock and awe’ fell short of announced goal in Iraq

Editorial: On the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the “shock and awe” verbal banner


Head Start’s impact great

Opinion: By Alan Guttman Baltimore Sun Now that sequestration is upon us, our nation’s leaders continue


US a casualty of Iraq war

Opinion: Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, it’s clear who lost the war that followed. But it may be years