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Voters should think of needy in deciding on levy renewals

Editorial: With the national economy struggling to get traction after a recession that began in late 2008, and


GOP is the fraud

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords At my age, I thought I’d seen pretty much everything — and I’ve been


What did the debates reveal?

Opinion: WASHINGTON What we learned — and didn’t — from the debates: Etch A Sketch, the ultimate retro


Schools need support to do best

Opinion: Schools need support to do best The Brookfield Local School System, by any criteria, is an


An issue of vision

Opinion: By Roger R. BLUNT McClatchy-Tribune Fifty years ago the biggest event in human history almost


Candidate debates serve a purpose

Opinion: By Edward Wasserman The Miami Herald I like the campaign debates. I watched most of the


A kinder, gentler Romney

Opinion: It’s a safe bet that President Obama misses the old Mitt Romney — the one who described himself as


Lies being told about attack in Benghazi

Opinion: It was a little much when President Barack Obama said that he was ”offended” by the suggestion that


Looking in vain for a ‘socialist’

Opinion: Looking in vain for a ‘socialist’ The continuous accusations of socialism against the Obama


For the Ohio Supreme Court: McGee Brown, Cupp, O’Donnell

Editorial: Three Democrats and three Re- publicans are vying for three seats on the Ohio Supreme Court — not


Time to focus on other issues

Opinion: Minnesota Daily, Twin Cities: After years of media coverage, countless debates in the state


Potential Pakistan pact stirs Afghans

Opinion: By Hafizullah Gardesh Institute for War & Peace Reporting KABUL, Afghanistan Talk of a


Judge James has earned another term on the bench

Editorial: When a 9-month-old girl is raped while in the care of the Trumbull County Children Services Board,


Compounding pharmacies put patients at risk

Opinion: By Sarah L. SELLERS AND LYNN R. GOLDMAN McClatchy-Tribune According to the Centers for Disease


Solitary confinement inhumane

Opinion: WASHINGTON “It’s an awful thing, solitary,” John McCain wrote of his time as a prisoner of war.