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Federal bench under siege

Opinion: By Robert C. POST and Daniel SCHUKER Los Angeles Times The federal judicial bench is


Not what Founders had in mind

Opinion: Not what Founders had in mind I write this letter in despair and anger. I feel horrified and


Ohio killer loses in court but manages to win clemency

Editorial: Ronald Post and his lawyers tried for years to convince a court that he was too fat to be executed.


Corruption is commonplace

Opinion: By Abdul Maqsud Azizi Institute for War & Peace Reporting KABUL, Afghanistan It appears that


‘Black boxes’ in automobiles

Opinion: Enterprise-Journal, McComb, Miss.: You’ve heard of those “black boxes” on airplanes that record data


Flying the unfriendly skies

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Those who say we should run government like a business must not be


We don’t need a bad ‘grand bargain’

Opinion: By Sarita Gupta McClatchy-Tribune In the 2012 elections, the American people voted for


Youngstown school system’s problems continue

Editorial: The academic distress commission has taken contol of the district’s budget.


Don’t give animals as Christmas gifts

Opinion: By Lindsay Pollard-Post People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals When I was 4 years old, I


Susan Rice done in by ‘fiscal cliff’

Opinion: It’s no secret that Senate Republicans, led by John McCain, took aim at Susan Rice. The only


Civil society vs. military weapons

Opinion: Civil society vs. military weapons In the past 30 years there have been more than 60 mass murders


Confrontation costly to UAW

Opinion: WASHINGTON Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has — or had — a quirky slogan to describe his governing


Watershed moment for Michigan

Opinion: WASHINGTON Rick Snyder, who is hardly a human cactus, warned Michigan’s labor leaders. The state’s


GOP must bow to wishes of voters

Opinion: By Don Kusler McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON Despite conservative efforts to minimize the


GOP must resist

Opinion: By David A. RIDENOUR McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON “If all your friends jumped off a cliff,