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Hang up and drive

Opinion: Hang up and drive Chicago Tribune: The National Transportation Safety Board wants all 50 states to


Another point in fracking debate

Opinion: Another point in fracking debate The debate over the hydro fracking industry is not complete


Selling organs shouldn’t be banned

Opinion: WASHINGTON The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is famously liberal and frequently reversed.


Good riddance to bad weather

Opinion: By Jack Hayes McClatchy-Tribune During these last 12 tumultuous months we’ve experienced more


School reform takes time

Opinion: School reform takes time Steubenville Herald-Star: Allocating funds among hundreds of school


‘Spending cut to the bone?’ Believe it when you see it

Opinion: According to the Mayan “long count” calendar, the final day on Earth is less than a year away, on


Of Palestine and Palestinians

Opinion: Of Palestine and Palestinians ADec. 23 letter, “Presiden- tial candidate panders,” criticized Newt


For Saudi women, progress comes slowly, and not surely

Opinion: Women in Saudi Arabia won a small but promising victory this year. No, they aren’t being allowed to


Wild card is worth watching

Opinion: WASHINGTON For all the roller-coaster tumultuousness of the primary season, the general election


China, India and Brazil are on the rise

Opinion: By Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero McClatchy-Tribune Here’s a trend to watch in the coming year: the rise


Youngstown ends the year with great news from feds

Editorial: Since taking office in August, Youngstown Mayor Charles Sammarone, a veteran of city politics, has


Colleges must respect donors

Opinion: By Tim Newell Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE The five weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day


It’s time to write off the charitable-giving tax deduction

Opinion: By Jack Shakely Los Angeles Times Psst: Want to know a way to reduce our national debt by a


Kwanzaa: Love it or hate it, its core principles endure

Editorial: Today, 45 years after its first observance in California, the week-long African American- cultural


Corporate financing corrupts

Opinion: By Bill McKibben Los Angeles Times It was one of those uncomfortable moments when you suddenly