Opinion and Editorial

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Health care: a US mandate that overreaches

Opinion: By William Voegeli Los Angeles Times Health care is different. That, according to defenders of


Pennies make no sense

Opinion: By Daniel Akst Newsday “O Canada,” how did such a great big loonie zone ever get so sensible?


The keys to the car

Opinion: The keys to the car Baltimore Sun: One of the truisms of U.S. transportation planning has long


Rick’s impossible dream

Opinion: Most campaigns have a musical theme. Rick Santorum, who “suspended” his campaign for the Republican


Free-market initiatives are no alternative to ACA

Opinion: By Daniel J. STONE Los Angeles Times Mitt Romney marked the second anniversary of the Patient


BP’s investment in the Valley deserves cheers, not jeers

Editorial: London-based energy behemoth BP, the second largest oil and gas producer in the nation, is


Be careful what you wish for

Opinion: By Caroline Poplin McClatchy-Tribune As we wait for the Supreme Court to render its verdict on


Who needs government?

Opinion: By Kevin Horrigan St. Louis Post-Dispatch I want government to leave me alone. I’m sick of it.


Weighing ups & downs of legalizing illicit drugs

Opinion: WASHINGTON Amelioration of today’s drug problem requires Americans to understand the significance


Give Congress a do-over

Opinion: By E. THOMAS McCLANAHAN McClatchy Newspapers President Barack Obama laid down a marker to the


No secret about where president stands on same-sex marriage

Opinion: No secret about where president stands on same-sex marriage The point of an Associated Press


Santorum’s pragmatic move sets the November line-up

Editorial: It became obvious more than a week ago that President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov.


Age makes a difference

Opinion: Age makes a difference Columbus Dispatch: Many people rightly fear living near a sex offender, so


Exposing Watergate would be tricky today

Opinion: By Edward Wasserman McClatchy Newspapers The shadow of Watergate falls only lightly across the


Random thoughts

Opinion: Random thoughts on the passing scene: How long do politicians have to keep on promising heaven and