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Upgrading county dog pound is a necessary act of humanity

Editorial: Whether justified, the Mahon- ing County dog pound has long had the reputation of being a dumping


Democrats caught mapping

Opinion: COLUMBUS I was wondering this week: How are all of you Democrats feeling about your new


Yes, Virginia

Editorial: EDITOR’S NOTE: The following editorial, among the most famous ever written, appeared in The New York


Community college got support

Opinion: Community college got support Eastern Gateway Communi- ty College began its journey into the


New filing deadline looms

Opinion: For those seeking U.S. House seats, a Dec. 7 filing deadline was a practice run. Leading up to


Christmas bird count going strong

Opinion: By David Yarnold McClatchy-Tribune For three weeks, upward of 60,000 volunteers will head


N. Korea: Absurd, cruel and dangerous

Opinion: As if the world did not face enough uncertainty at the end of 2011, we received the news on Sunday


Let’s hope a valuable lesson was learned in Washington

Editorial: Whether John Boehner paint- ed himself into a corner or whether his own Republican delegation did it


Marriage gap is troubling

Opinion: WASHINGTON If current trends hold, within a few years less than half the U.S. adult population


Presidential candidate panders

Opinion: Presidential candidate panders Recent comments by Newt Gingrich have outraged Palestinians and


Lower natural gas rates

Opinion: Winston-Salem Journal: Piedmont Natural Gas’s request to lower its rates in the Carolinas for the


OWS rallies behind foreclosed

Opinion: By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington McClatchy-Tribune The Occupy Wall Street movement has made a good


Campbell should ask state to straighten out its books

Editorial: Before Mayor WILLIAM VanSuch launches the search for a new finance director — it seems clear that


Gingrich is GOP’s best bet

Opinion: If Newt Gingrich were being nominated for sainthood, many of us would vote very differently from the


Gingrich won’t win Latinos

Opinion: By Ed Morales McClatchy-Tribune Newt Gingrich is unlikely to win over Latino voters. In a