Opinion and Editorial

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Wild animals in crosshairs

Opinion: COLUMBUS Sounds like the Statehouse battle over the private ownership of bears, wolves and tigers


Black men seek community solutions

Opinion: I received an email that had this statement in its subject line: “Black Men Across America


Hagan stands in way of progress

Opinion: Hagan stands in way of progress Much like putting the ki- bosh on the resort developers who wanted


Has U.S. seen its best days?

Opinion: The Redcoats are coming! The Redcoats are coming! Remember what your elementary school teacher


Preserve public’s access to information on sheriff’s sales

Editorial: At a time when, unfortunate- ly, the number of foreclosures and sheriff’s sales are increasing,


Pizza lobby delivers

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OthersWords How small-minded is Congress? How tangled-up in a right-wing


Is China’s slowdown good or bad news?

Opinion: By Lei Chen McClatchy-Tribune Some people see the recent slowdown in the Chinese economy as good


Egypt’s overbearing military

Opinion: Egypt’s overbearing military Los Angeles Times: Last week’s protests in Cairo and Monday’s


Betras will support archrival Hanni

Opinion: Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras finds himself in an uncomfortable situation.


What’s going on in Hubbard?

Opinion: What’s going on in Hubbard? Hubbard should change its name to “Cover Up, Ohio.” We are being


Don’t praise potty-mouth tweeter

Opinion: WASHINGTON Emma Sullivan, you’re lucky you’re not my daughter. (Dangerous sentence, I know: My


Obama should pursue his idea to expose Congress’ hypocrisy

Editorial: Republicans in Congress have been unified in their criticism of Democratic President Barack Obama


Racial preferences harmful

Opinion: WASHINGTON The Supreme Court faces a discomfiting decision. If it chooses, as it should, to hear a


No input from school districts

Opinion: Tulsa (Okla.) World: The state Board of Education recently approved a set of emergency rules to


How important is the political center?

Opinion: It used to be common for people to urge us to learn ”the lessons of history.” But history gets much