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Protesters reflect deep frustration

Opinion: You never hear anyone complain that Steve Jobs became a multi-billionaire. That tells us something


Give disabled chance to work

Opinion: By Kathi Wolfe McClatchy-Tribune We’re in the midst of National Disability Employment Awareness


Differing view of the Constitution

Opinion: Differing view of the Constitution I write to comment upon an Oct. 12 letter from a Warren man


Knowing and not doing aren’t the same

Opinion: Knowing and not doing aren’t the same Marietta Times: Apparently most drivers understand “texting”


Ohio Supreme Court rejects GOP trickery in redistricting

Editorial: Republicans in the state legisla- ture knew that the congressional districts they had created were


A planning milestone

Opinion: By Cecile Richards McClatchy Tribune This week, Planned Parenthood turns 95, and let me tell


Thank Dodd-Frank for fees

Opinion: By Diane Katz Heritage Foundation Whatever one’s opinion about escalating bank fees, President


Iranian intrigue

Opinion: Iranian intrigue Akron Beacon Journal: The Obama White House must have known: Report a stranger-


To live or to die ‘on the floor’

Opinion: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sometimes sounds as if she has cast aside any attachment to


Making a painful trade

Opinion: By Uri Dromi McClatchy Tribune The news that, after almost six years in the hands of his Hamas


Obama faces an uphill climb

Opinion: WASHINGTON The Everest-size electoral challenge facing President Obama is encapsulated in a single


On stage, Perry’s no Reagan

Opinion: By Bud Kennedy McClatchy Newspapers Rick Perry rode into this presidential race eight weeks ago


NBA man is an economic animal

Opinion: NEW YORK Kevin Garnett, 35, the Boston Celtics forward who has had a stellar career, was with the


Foreign policy baffles GOP

Opinion: Foreign policy hasn’t played much of a role in the Republican presidential race, and it’s easy to


Getting the newest and best is a good thing for the airport

Editorial: Controversy about airport secu- rity procedures appears to be inevitable. The Transportation