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President Obama left little doubt about where he stands, but that’s not the last word

Editorial: President Barack Obama could have used his second inaugural address Monday as an opportunity to


Obama has bold agenda as he starts second term

Opinion: WASHINGTON President Obama launched his second term with a surprisingly lengthy and bold to-do


Roe v. Wade 40 years later

Opinion: At last week’s signing of “executive actions” designed to combat gun violence in America, President


Do gun control laws control guns?

Opinion: The gun control controversy is only the latest of many issues to be debated almost solely in terms


Foreign policy juggling act

Opinion: As President Obama embarks on his second term, his foreign-policy strategy remains murky. Clearly,


Obama, Version 2.0

Opinion: Four years ago, on a bright, cold Jan. 20, Barack Obama took his first oath of office as president


Drug testing of pro athletes

Opinion: Drug testing of pro athletes San Jose Mercury News: Lance Armstrong’s confession, after years of


Will the world act in Syria?

Opinion: Syria has become the world’s ugliest reality show. Anyone with access to YouTube can watch grisly


This is the year to visit Gettysburg

Opinion: By Christine M. FLOWERS Philadelphia Daily News I went to Gettysburg last weekend, for an


Youngstown schools get bad news regarding finances

Editorial: It took one front-page headline to replace the optimism we voiced a couple of weeks ago about the


The truth behind gun violence

Opinion: The truth behind gun violence Remember the movie “A Few Good Men” with Jack Nicholson saying to


A nation that is defined by its ability to adapt and change

Editorial: This is a remarkable day in many ways — a day that testifies to the historic strength of the


Ideology to blame for mess

Opinion: By Richard S. GROSSMAN Hartford Courant We have gone over the fiscal cliff. The politicians


Avoiding a mortgage crisis

Opinion: Avoiding a mortgage crisis Philadelphia Inquirer: At long last, the Consumer Financial Protection


The answer is ‘no’

Opinion: You can learn a lot from “We the People.” Almost 6,500 folks want the Obama administration to ban