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Gov. Kasich has high praise for area in State of the State

Editorial: In a wide-ranging State of the State speech Tuesday, Ohio Gov. John Kasich tipped his hat to the


Sensible donations for needy

Opinion: Omaha World-Herald: A bill in the Legislature to allow Nebraska hunters to donate the deer they kill


Anti-Romney vote bubbles to surface

Opinion: A funny thing happened to Mitt Romney on the way to his coronation as the inevitable Republican


Obama, Romney similar?

Opinion: WASHINGTON The general election is shaping up as a contest between two remarkably similar men.


Passing laws isn’t meant to be easy

Opinion: Passing laws isn’t meant to be easy I often read the letters to the editor. Why is it that those


GOP fuzzy on national defense

Opinion: WASHINGTON Through 11 presidential elections, beginning with the Democrats’ nomination of George


Orcas in slavery?

Opinion: By Kathy Guillermo People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals What excuse is given for denying


Russia and China miss their chance to do the right thing

Editorial: Russia and China share many things with Syrian strongman Bashar Assad: political philosophy, arms


GOP targets food stamps

Opinion: By Lisa Levenstein and Jennifer Mittelstadt Los Angeles Times The nation’s food stamp program


Who benefits from IPOs?

Opinion: Who benefits from IPOs? Los Angeles Times: Facebook’s initial public offering is just the latest


Bold Alzheimer plan needed

Opinion: In January 2011, President Obama signed the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA), into law


School nutrition: Kid’s right to choose

Opinion: By David R. JUST AND BRIAN WANSINK Los Angeles Times Last fall, Los Angeles took a hard line on


A defining moment for Romney

Opinion: Gov. Mitt Romney’s statement about not worrying about the poor has been treated as a gaffe in much


A threat to babies

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Why do the Republicans in Congress hate unborn babies? Yeah, I


Too many people abuse system

Opinion: Too many people abuse system What has happened to Americans working hard for their income? I was