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Don’t downplay graduation

Opinion: Argus Leader, Soux Falls, S.D.: One of the most logical ways to get a high school education is to


Who defines what’s unAmerican?

Opinion: Who defines what’s unAmerican? I would like to applaud State Rep. Bob Hagan for taking a stand


Public has a right to details of suit against Macejko, city

Editorial: There’s no compelling reason for U.S. District Court Judge Christopher A. Boyko to maintain the seal


Panama: Boom with gloom

Opinion: What irony! Panama is expected to be Latin America’s economic star in 2012, with a 6.8 percent


Time to kill redevelopment agencies

Opinion: By Benjamin Powell McClatchy-Tribune The California Supreme Court has given the state permission


Candidate’s character is fair game

Opinion: WASHINGTON “By definition, if you run for president, anything is on the table. Ask Grover


An injudicious use of ‘coward’

Opinion: An injudicious use of ‘coward’ As a candidate for Mahon- ing County sheriff, and an individual who


Barack Obama channels Dick Cheney

Opinion: By Iain Murray and David Bier McClatchy-Tribune When Vice President Dick Cheney held secret


Democracy is not a game

Opinion: By Liz Kennedy McClatchy-Tribune Citizens United, the misbegotten Supreme Court case granting


Something to argue about

Opinion: WASHINGTON The Supreme Court can pack large portents in small details. When in late March it


Dog fighting is a corrosive evil that deserves prosecution

Editorial: Ugliness is in the eye of the beholder. But some things are so ugly that they deserve universal


It’s a pipe dream

Opinion: By William Edwards McClatchy-Tribune Desperation can lead to poor decisions, as can wishful


Press freedom under attack

Opinion: Press freedom under attack Miami Herald: It seemed appropriate that President Rafael Correa of


Ohio’s top court should delve into Mahoning County courts

Editorial: As the dispute between the three judges of the Youngstown Municipal Court and the city


Employees: Watch what you say to seniors, and how you say it

Opinion: Employees: Watch what you say to seniors, and how you say it Businesses that employ ser- vice