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Georgia must halt execution

Opinion: By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington McClatchy-Tribune The state of Georgia is preparing to execute a


Ron Paul gave right answer

Opinion: In the Republican presidential candidates debate Monday night in Tampa, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer posed a


State schools chief sets higher bar for Youngstown board

Editorial: There is little to mistake in the message that Stan W. Heffner, Ohio superintendent of public


Perry fails to offer specifics

Opinion: Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a lot of strong views. But so far, the man who has soared to the top of


Leaving Iraq isn’t easy

Opinion: The (Toledo) Blade: Warriors have the same problem as lovers: It’s hard to say goodbye. For


GOP flexes political muscle in Columbus

Opinion: It’s amusing to hear some Ohio Republicans deny they didn’t gerrymander the new congressional


George Will ignores some facts

Opinion: George Will ignores some facts George Will’s Sept. 8 col- umn, “Defending individual rights,”


All in the (federal) family

Opinion: WASHINGTON In societies governed by persuasion, politics is mostly talk, so liberals’


Back to the future for income taxes?

Opinion: Ninety years ago — in 1921 — federal income tax policies reached an absurdity that many people today


Cloudy forecast for 2012

Opinion: WASHINGTON The word clouds tell the story — and illustrate the challenges ahead for both sides.


Call centers bill crucial

Opinion: The Washington Missourian: Sen. Claire McCaskill has pointed to an irritant and it’s not one of the


Economic uncertainty in Ohio puts Obama’s jobs bill in focus

Editorial: While President Obama was at Fort Hayes High School in Columbus Tuesday explaining how his jobs


Middle class inequality is harmful

Opinion: By Daniel Akst Newsday Fifty years ago, Kurt Vonnegut published a short story about a society


City wrong to switch managers

Opinion: City wrong to switch managers We feel that the city of Youngstown will be at a great loss by


Time to reauthorize FAA

Opinion: By Ray LaHood and Randy Babbitt McClatchy-Tribune If Congress does not reauthorize the Federal