Opinion and Editorial

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Keeping secrets doesn’t help

Editorial: Keeping secrets doesn’t help When prosecutors moved to dismiss the charges against the defendants


Do snitches serve justice?

Opinion: The ill-fated use of a jailhouse informant was chronicled in John Grisham’s first non-fiction book,


Giffords: A sign of hope

Opinion: The Syracuse Post-Standard: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ appearance Monday on the House floor for the


A national memorial for Dr. King

Opinion: Perhaps you’ve seen the advertisement while waiting to watch the rest of your television program.


Hate-laced propaganda dangerous

Opinion: Sixteen years ago, I was one of the Los Angeles Times writers assigned to cover the Oklahoma City


Pay raises in Girard bitter pill to swallow for many taxpayers

Editorial: The arguments put forth by mem- ers of Girard City Council for pay raises for themselves, Mayor


Redistricting is no easy task

Opinion: COLUMBUS Random thoughts on apportionment and legislative redistricting, the processes that likely


Williams leaves city stable

Opinion: When Jay Williams resigned as Youngstown mayor, what did he leave behind for Charles Sammarone, his


Profiles in sleaze and courage

Opinion: Profiles in sleaze and courage Los Angeles Times: It is often said, and usually supported by


Underage marriage common

Opinion: By Gulnur Ragifgizi Institute for War & Peace Reporting BAKU, Azerbaijan Two years ago,


America’s poor are not really poor

Opinion: If there were a contest for the most misleading words used in politics, “poverty” should be one of


Congress again demonstrates the high cost of gridlock

Editorial: A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money is a phrase attributed to


GOP jobs program

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Attention jobless Americans! If you’re among the millions of long-


Debt-ceiling deal doesn’t end battles

Opinion: In the end, President Barack Obama got his longer debt-ceiling extension, and tea party Republicans


Young love has no chance

Opinion: By Sayed Wahed Hashemi Institute for War & Peace Reporting HERAT, Afghanistan Ali Ahmad, 19,