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Double standard on drones

Opinion: An unsigned and undated Justice Department white paper, obtained by NBC News, reports The New York


Adults’ duty is to protect children

Opinion: Adults’ duty is to protect children Teddy Foltz-Tedesco of Stru- thers died from severe head


Success in reducing dropouts

Opinion: Success in reducing dropouts Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, W. Va.: In recent years, schools and


The slippery slope of gun control

Opinion: The slippery slope of gun control Gun control is not about guns. It is about control. The Second


Republicans look to change method of electing president

Editorial: For 189 years, the winner-take-all allocation of Electoral College votes in most states has


Business tax breaks a scam

Opinion: By William A. COLLINS OtherWords There’s a certain political irony surrounding WWE, that


Pay attention to mental illness

Opinion: Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, Ill.: Following the school shootings in December, the nation’s gun


Tax fairness battle is raging

Opinion: By Matthew Gardner McClatchy-Tribune After a presidential election campaign during which tax


A case to bind the spenders

Opinion: WASHINGTON The arguments against a constitutional amendment to require balanced budgets are


Reduce deficit with care

Opinion: By Dean C. GARFIELD McClatchy-Tribune The focus in Washington is centered squarely on tackling


If the state protects polluters from exposure, everyone loses

Editorial: Accidents happen, but last week’s dumping of an estimated 20,000 gallons of fracking waste into a


Hitting the panic button

Opinion: Hitting the panic button Athens Messenger: Last Wednesday, a report of an armed robbery in a


News priorities questioned

Opinion: News priorities questioned This letter is in response to three headlines that in the Jan. 27


Clinton fell short on policy

Opinion: When Hillary Clinton took office, much of the world had been alienated from the United States by the


Fed’s prophecies way off the mark

Opinion: Now that the federal government is playing an ever larger role in the economy, a look at