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A silent addiction for more

Opinion: By Lewis W. DIUGUID The Kansas City Star After the Bush tax cuts created a tornadic updraft of


Clamp down on big oil companies

Opinion: Clamp down on big oil companies The gas crunch again. It’s hard to believe that there is a simple


Limit military response

Opinion: The (Martinsburg, W.Va.) Journal: Dispatching Navy vessels armed with cruise missiles to take


Welfare is needed

Opinion: By C. NICOLE MASON McClatchy-Tribune Mitt Romney’s latest attack on Americans who are


Feeling the nation’s infantilism

Opinion: WASHINGTON In every year divisible by four, the dominant superstition of American politics — faith


Medicare fix will carry a steep price

Opinion: By Jeffrey Miron Los Angeles Times In the Obama campaign’s attack on the Romney-Ryan proposal to


Trolling in unlikely places

Opinion: WASHINGTON Behold the Snookization of American politics. The Middle East is in turmoil. The


Early college students will once again be a part of YSU

Editorial: By the measure that counts, Youngstown Early College is doing exceptionally well in preparing its


Other presidents had it tougher

Opinion: Other presidents had it tougher Upon observing politics for the past 40 years, I find it amazing


Saving history becomes more difficult with each passing year

Editorial: There was a day when the land- mark Paramount Theater in downtown Youngstown could have been saved.


Foreign policy in spotlight

Opinion: In a presidential campaign dominated by voters’ unhappiness with the economy, it took a tragedy —


Healthy middle class essential

Opinion: Healthy middle class essential San Jose Mercury News: As if Americans needed more evidence that


Service to women

Opinion: By Angela C . TRUDELL VASQUEZ McClatchy-Tribune I admit it. And I’m not ashamed about it. I’ve


It’s time to right-size government

Opinion: We’re going to have a national debate about government, right? Both parties told us during their


What is the best tax policy for US?

Opinion: There was a time when Democrats and Republicans alike could talk sense about tax rates, in terms of