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Poor suffer the most from taxation

Opinion: With all the talk about taxing the rich, we hear very little talk about taxing the poor. Yet the


Israel is behaving foolishly

Opinion: You have seen the headlines from the Middle East. Now imagine listening to the same stories as you


GOP strategy fails

Opinion: By Brian Gilmore McClatchy-Tribune The Republican Party’s infamous “Southern Strategy” is dying,


Time for another reform

Opinion: Time for another reform Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette: Back in 1996, President Bill Clinton reformed


Place the blame for abuse where it belongs, on the abuser, not victim

Opinion: Place the blame for abuse where it belongs, on the abuser, not victim Why is it that in our soci-


Stem cell support needed

Opinion: The Michigan Daily, Ann Arbor, Mich.: Four years ago, Michigan made an important step forward for


A Medicare conundrum

Opinion: WASHINGTON Raising the eligibility age for Medicare sounds like a fiscal no-brainer. After all,


Will Syrian rebels get US arms?

Opinion: A new word defines the debate over Syria in Washington: endgame. Policymakers expect the regime in


Defense spending cuts can be defended

Opinion: By Andrew Cockburn Los Angeles Times Now that the media are running out of engrossing


Better way to reduce deficit

Opinion: By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington McClatchy-Tribune President Obama must hold the line in any


Voters should have the chance to decide Sammarone’s future

Editorial: Youngstown Mayor Charles P. Sammarone says he will be talking to his family over the holidays about


A case for targeted killings

Opinion: ‘Gosh!’ Says Roosevelt On Death of Yamamoto The New York Times, May 22, 1943 WASHINGTON


Two states suffer grim death

Opinion: Are political leaders in Jerusalem contemplating the dire cost to Israel if the prospects for a two-


Death of Twinkie

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Remember the horrible murders in 1978 of San Francisco Mayor George


Political ads alone don’t create jobs

Opinion: By Scott Paul Special to The Vindicator The polls are long closed and the votes are counted. An