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Will China shame the US back to strong space program?

Editorial: Many of today’s maturing baby boomers cling to fond childhood memories of elementary-school


Justice Department has identity problem

Opinion: Is there, or should there ever be, a point when a state is no longer penalized for its


Elections are bad bet

Opinion: By Bart Chilton McClatchy-Tribune We have officially enter the election year. It may seem like


Budget ramifications run deep

Opinion: Budget ramifications run deep The failure of the “Super Comittee” to agree on budget cuts and


Find the middle ground

Opinion: Find the middle ground Cincinnati Enquirer: For the new year, Congress and President Barack Obama


American science is losing ground

Opinion: By Carol W. GREIDER Baltimore Sun You win some, you lose some. That appears to be the current


The monster in the shadows

Opinion: By Douglas Pike Special to the Vindicator First you see terrified eyes peering from inside a


There is untold potential for the area lying underground

Editorial: In the last few years, as we ap- proached the challenge of writing something uplifting for New


How bad is health insurance?

Opinion: How bad is health insurance? With the Iowa caucuses scheduled for Tuesday, is there anything


Governments at all levels must operate with caution

Editorial: We hold hope that 2012 will be the year of the taxpayer — if officeholders and candidates for


2011 was the year of the recall

Opinion: By Joshua Spivak Los Angeles Times An enraged electorate made its presence felt in 2011, in part


This is not the year to retreat

Opinion: WASHINGTON Although they have become prone to apocalyptic forebodings about the fragility of the


Some wishes for the new year

Opinion: Some wishes for the new year I have a New Year’s wish list. Other readers may have ones of their


Challenges abound in new year

Opinion: From politics to the economy to the environment, 2012 will be a year of challenges for the Mahoning


Africa’s rise deserves US attention in 2012

Opinion: Here’s an issue that doesn’t get much play in America but is worth watching in 2012: the rise of