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Romney sits down for Q&A

Opinion: So how did I end up in a place I had previously never heard of, stand in the pouring rain and then


Health-care law has key elements

Opinion: By Theda Skocpol and Lawrence R. Jacobs Los Angeles Times Speculation about the likely death of


Poland board members have their work cut out for them

Editorial: News earlier this month that the Poland Board of Education will place a five-year, 5.9-mill


Child abuse not soap opera

Opinion: By John Kass Chicago Tribune An accusation of serial child abuse — and a Penn State football


Tom Sowell forgets his history

Opinion: Tom Sowell forgets his history Once again, a member of the Hole-in-the-Head gang picks up a quill


Fighting for voters’ rights

Opinion: The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun: The Florida League of Women Voters and the youth-oriented Rock the Vote


YSU should start planning for fall enrollment decline

Editorial: Perhaps it’s too harsh to say that Youngstown State University trustees threw caution to the wind


Tie-ups start at engineer’s office

Opinion: Tie-ups start at engineer’s office The traffic congestion on Western Reserve Road, South Avenue,


Let us think anew

Opinion: By Peter Goldmark Newsday Last week we were told in cold numbers what Americans already felt:


Rodney King followed in his father’s footsteps

Opinion: By Dennis McDougal Los Angeles Times Rodney King used to tell a harrowing story about growing up


What about family values?

Opinion: By Arlie Russell Hochschild Los Angeles Times We hear a great deal these days about the twin


Beach Boys still getting around

Opinion: COLUMBIA, Md. Three hours before showtime, Brian Wilson says: “There is no Rhonda.” Sitting


War on drugs is just dumb

Opinion: By William A. COLLINS OtherWords America recently commemorated the 40th year of its “War on


What will it take for Russian leader to change?

Opinion: Last week — just as new revelations emerged of Syrian regime massacres of women and children —


Rodney King, like Rosa Parks, was icon of ongoing struggle for racial justice in America

Editorial: Few would consider nominating Rodney Glen King for civil-rights sainthood. He was, of course, no