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Permits are a must

Opinion: The Daily Republic, Mitchell (S.D.): If state Rep. Don Kopp, R-Rapid City, gets his way, South


Consolidation of health entities is no-brainer, but action absent

Editorial: Why does Youngstown Mayor Charles Sammarone have to set a deadline for Mahoning County to indicate


Gender equity good

Opinion: By Rosalind Barnett and Caryl Rivers Los Angeles Times Do boys lose out when girls start to do


Onward civilian soldiers

Opinion: WASHINGTON War, said James Madison, is “the true nurse of executive aggrandizement.” Randolph


Why do feminists ignore gendercide?

Opinion: By Jennifer A. MARSHALL AND SARAH TORRE Heritage Foundation You’d notice if 160 million women


Collecting debts is good; doing it in Youngstown, even better

Editorial: Debt collectors get a bad rap. To be sure, some of them cross the line from trying to collect to


Gingrich issue complicated

Opinion: A longtime conservative friend sent me an email after reading something positive I had written about


Welcome to Zinnia’s so-called life

Opinion: By Amy Goldman Koss Los Angeles Times Of all the fictional characters I’ve created, the one who


Living in the past will get the Mahoning Valley nowhere

Opinion: Living in the past will get the Mahoning Valley nowhere Youngstown and the rest of the Mahoning


What about the war next door?

Opinion: In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Barack Obama talked about the conflicts in


Mental health risk

Opinion: By Daniel Akst Newsday To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. To a mental health


The power to trim government

Opinion: The power to trim government Dallas Morning News: We hope President Barack Obama is serious about


Premium should be on safety

Editorial: Premium should be on safety Mahoning County Sheriff Ran- dall Wellington and his spokesmen can


Courts won’t go quietly

Opinion: “Ungaro pushes to cut judge” “Abolition of post is target — Leaders seek just two judges” Those


New laws are designed to put up obstacles to abortion

Opinion: By Meghan Rhoad Los Angeles Times A federal appeals court this month upheld a Texas law that