Opinion and Editorial

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Boosting the housing market

Opinion: The Watertown (N.Y.) Daily Times: Two years ago the Obama administration sought to stimulate the


‘Fairness’ a fraud

Opinion: During a recent Fox News Channel debate about the Obama administration’s tax policies, Democrat Bob


Don’t fall for corporate tax rate spin

Opinion: By Thomas F. SCHALLER Baltimore Sun Turn on conservative talk radio or television pundits and


Color the Democrats purple

Opinion: WASHINGTON Far more Americans favor Democrats over Republicans. For decades, the number of


Civility is an American trait

Opinion: Civility is an American trait The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., once said in a speech “we are


Republican candidates are miscast

Opinion: WASHINGTON The Midwest begins on the western slopes of the Allegheny Mountains, around Rick


Liberty Township’s 911 system needs independent evaluation

Editorial: There are facts and there are opinions surrounding Liberty Township’s 911 emergency telephone


Journalist’s risks good for all of us

Opinion: In April, the prize-winning New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid was asked, on the NPR talk


Another view of fracking

Opinion: Another view of fracking In reference to a Feb. 3 letter to the editor (“Don’t blame quakes on


Hostess targets workers

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Here’s a case of good news oozing out of bad news, and vice versa.


Pentagon hits panic button

Opinion: By James Jay Carafano Heritage Foundation Washington is about to hand America’s enemies — at


Hughes, Greene make strong bids for sheriff; Greene gets nod

Editorial: Randall Wellington became sher- iff of Mahoning County in 1999 at a dark time for the office. His


America’s power and global influence waning

Opinion: By Rosa Brooks Los Angeles Times Is America in decline? Is our global influence waning? Expect


Academic hypocrisy alive and well

Opinion: It is fascinating to see people accusing others of things that they themselves are doing, especially


New push for drug legalization

Opinion: For the first time since the United States launched its “war on drugs” four decades ago, there are