Opinion and Editorial

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Republicans overplay their hand

Opinion: Democrats in the Ohio General Assembly will be held up to public ridicule if they’re taken in by the


Stop strippers at the scrap yards

Opinion: Stop strippers at the scrap yards I recently was party to a most unpleasant situation that many


Taking a shot at easy money

Editorial: Taking a shot at easy money The allure of easy riches was cap- tured 50 years ago by the opening


Father’s unconditional love

Opinion: The altar at St. Christine Catholic Church displayed the purple colors of Lent. I watched at Sunday


Kasich reiterates commitment to helping Valley land a racino

Editorial: As the finishing touches are put to the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, which is scheduled to open in


Things will get stranger in state government

Opinion: COLUMBUS It was a strange week in state politics, with a Republican governor adamant about a tax


French terrorist’s killing spree is a wake-up call for the West

Editorial: Whether Mohamed Merah, a Frenchman of Algerian origin, was a lone wolf or member of a terrorist


Keep your distance

Opinion: Ketchikan (Alaska) Daily News: We hear them and we see them; we enjoy them or we ignore them;


It’s all about the handshake

Opinion: My oldest grandson, Michael Krieger, wrote in the foreword of my book, “Rag Man, Rag Man,” that I


Don’t coddle criminal element

Opinion: Don’t coddle criminal element The headline read, “37-year YPD officer retires after probe into


Felons welcome to apply

Opinion: Felons welcome to apply The Inter-Mountain, Elkins, W.Va.: Convicted of a felony? Want to run for


Will Romney flip?

Opinion: WASHINGTON Maybe the reset button was too high-tech. Now Mitt Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom, to


6th District battle heats up

Opinion: In what is expected to be one of only a few competitive U.S. House races in Ohio, incumbent Bill


Turkey changes direction

Opinion: By Soner Cagaptay Los Angeles Times Turkey’s foreign policy has come full circle in the last


Why did police in Florida buy aggressor’s self-defense claim?

Editorial: After the Feb. 26 shooting of a 17-year-old Miami youth in Sanford, Fla., authorities were