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It’s not easy to quit

Opinion: By Lane Filler Newsday So just how long do I want to live, anyway? It’s a question I’ve been


Don’t return to the bad old days

Opinion: Don’t return to the bad old days Lock Beachum made a state- ment at a recent school board meeting


A bit of optimism isn’t bad

Opinion: Skepticism is as much a part of the Mahoning Valley’s DNA as Brier/Briar Hill pizza, wedding soup,


President lays out an agenda that Republicans will not buy

Editorial: Given the GREAT political divide in Washington, anything President Obama said Tuesday night in his


Geraldo Rivera for Senate?

Opinion: By Edward Wasserman Miami Herald The spectacle of TV personality Geraldo Rivera using his


Kasich is on the right jobs track

Opinion: Kasich is on the right jobs track When Gov. John Kasich unveiled his new Ohio jobs budget it


‘Silent Cal’ used words powerfully

Opinion: WASHINGTON Before Ronald Reagan traveled the 16 blocks to the White House after his first


Tough boss needed

Opinion: By Bill Bradley The Baltimore Sun The press and public have understandably focused in recent


Global demogaphics will affect US

Opinion: By Jonathan V. LAST Los Angeles Times In Washington, politicians are trying to reform America’s


Internet cafes as interlopers

Opinion: Internet cafes as interlopers Toledo Blade: Internet sweepstakes cafes are near the top of the


Pope Benedict XVI takes a historic step in stepping down

Editorial: Few men willingly relinquish great power or position. King Edward VIII did it in 1936, abdicating


Hagel deserves second look

Opinion: I know from watching the recent Senate confirmation hearing what Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., thinks


Dr. Carson should apologize to Obama

Opinion: Our politics have become so polarized and corrupted that a president of the United States cannot


Terrorists at war with US

Opinion: Random thoughts on the passing scene: I can’t get excited by the question of whether Sen. Robert


Law protects gun industry

Opinion: By Adam Schiff Los Angeles Times Last summer, David Garcia was sentenced to life in prison for