Opinion and Editorial

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What is cruel and unusual?

Opinion: WASHINGTON In the summer of 1787, just 94 years after the Salem witch trials, as paragons of the


Hilary Rosen not all wrong

Opinion: By Dick Polman Philadelphia Inquirer Hilary Rosen, the Democratic strategist who has been


High fees will drive students away

Opinion: High fees will drive students away I see YSU needs more money, so once again, we the students are


A place you just don’t go

Opinion: Sports taught me a lot in life as a kid — lessons as important as in the classroom. Compete, lose,


Parking wars loom at YSU

Opinion: In the annals of dumb decisions made on the hallowed grounds of Youngstown State University, the one


The key to enjoying greater riches is working harder and longer

Opinion: The so-called great divide between the “rich” and the “poor” ideally is seen as those whose


A lot hasn’t happened in a decade

Opinion: A lot hasn’t happened in a decade Remember those good old days way back in 2002? Oh. how things


Earth Day: Article of faith

Opinion: By Robert H. NELSON McClatchy-Tribune On Earth Day fast approaching, Americans might want to


For-profit? Surely the state kids

Editorial: For-profit? Surely the state kids If the punchline of this joke didn’t have the potential to cost


Obama faces political trouble if Hoerig case isn’t addressed

Editorial: With Ohio as a battleground in the November presidential election, the predominantly Democratic


Ohio’s clemency process in spotlight

Opinion: COLUMBUS Ohio’s death penalty clemency process may be the focus of the next round of legal


Minot takes important step

Opinion: Minot (N.D.) Daily News: No one is claiming the flood plan recently approved by the Minot City


Militants in Afghanistan stepping up their attacks

Editorial: The 18-hour offensive last week- end by militants in Kabul and three other cities is a clear


A truly great baseball player

Opinion: In the summer of 1985, Don Welke, a baseball scout for the Toronto Blue Jays, drove to Flint, Mich.,


Scandals expose a disconnect between mission and reality

Editorial: When the watchdogs are the ones that need watching the most, something is seriously wrong. And