Opinion and Editorial

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Looking forward to a repeat

Opinion: Looking forward to a repeat How about that Republi- can State of the Union rebuttal by Tea Party


GOP leads in key race

Opinion: The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La.: With national politicos already looking ahead to the 2014 races for


If Assad falls, so will Hezbollah

Opinion: The Lebanese group Hezbollah has always tried to paint itself as the champion of the downtrodden, a


Obama misleads on guns

Opinion: By John R. LOTT Jr. Philadelphia Inquirer President Obama’s continued call for “common-sense


Background checks needed

Opinion: By Adam Winkler Los Angeles Times Universal background checks for gun buyers are at the center


Graduation gaps a problem

Opinion: By Robert Balfanz and John Bridgeland McClatchy-Tribune The nation’s high school dropout


Youngstown schools cannot afford to lose superintendent

Editorial: When the restructuring plan for the Youngstown City School District is unveiled to the public March


Cal Thomas got it right

Opinion: Cal Thomas got it right I wholeheartedly agree with Cal Thomas’s article in the Feb. 13


Sequestration was a bad idea in the beginning; it’s worse now

Editorial: Sequestration was a device borne out of desperation when Democrats and Republicans showed themselves


GOP tries to rewrite history

Opinion: WASHINGTON The blame game is a dreary and generally unproductive exercise. But as Washington


Free-roaming cats killing billions of birds, mammals

Opinion: By Alisa Mullins People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals The news that free-roaming cats are


Sequester hysteria is ridiculous

Opinion: WASHINGTON Even during this desultory economic recovery, one industry thrives — the manufacture of


EPA fails as mileage watchdog

Opinion: EPA fails as mileage watchdog Kansas City Star: Indeed, the mileage claims made by automakers play


Voting Rights Act still needed today

Opinion: Since 2010, Republicans in more than a dozen states, including Texas, have enacted laws either


Catholic Church has plenty of strong, brave leadership

Opinion: By Christine M. FLOWERS Philadelphia Daily News Whenever the Catholic Church grabs her periodic