Opinion and Editorial

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Court consolidation genie is already out of the bottle

Editorial: Officials in the cities of Camp- bell and Struthers deserve high marks for honesty on the issue of


Stroll down Mafia lane with snitch

Opinion: Fifty years ago this month, Mahoning Valley Mafia boss Lenny Strollo and two of his associates,


There’s no exception in Ohio’s constitution for Internet cafes

Editorial: There’s no exception in Ohio’s constitution for Internet cafes The Ohio General Assembly, which


Child abuse is a U.S. scourge

Opinion: Child abuse is a U.S. scourge Every year, 3.3 million re- ports of child abuse are made in the


McDonald rallies with class

Opinion: Many of McDonald High School’s Class of 1988 will get together this afternoon. Typical classmate


Medicaid gets gov’s attention

Opinion: COLUMBUS Gov. John Kasich’s State of the State speech this week in Lima went off as predicted.


Tougher DUI laws needed

Opinion: Minot Daily News, Minot, N.D.:It certainly appears that tougher penalties are on the horizon for


Ex-Rep. Jackson has earned maximum penalty for crime

Editorial: At most, Jesse L. Jackson Jr. will get 57 months in prison for using $750,000 in campaign funds for


Government’s the problem

Opinion: By Matthew Spalding Heritage Foundation In a world where the federal government changes your


Giving populism real pop

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords “In the wealthiest nation on Earth,” President Barack Obama declared


Theft of intellectual property at an all-time high in China

Editorial: China has never had a reputa- tion for respecting intellectual property. Former U.S. Sen. George


Public pensions, military in competition

Opinion: A nation’s choice between spending on military defense and spending on civilian goods has often been


Another sense lost to aging

Opinion: By Susan Reimer The Baltimore Sun Just when we were getting our heads around the idea that many


Common refrain getting old

Editorial: The Hutchinson (Kansas) News: The so-called “Common Core” educational standards that Kansas has


STEM deficiency troubling

Opinion: By William Bennett McClatchy-Tribune INDIANAPOLIS America’s K-12 and post-secondary education