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Decade of magical tax cuts

Opinion: By Chuck Collins OtherWords Republican leaders in Congress have a one-point program for whatever


Pakistan can redeem itself by going after al-Zawahiri

Editorial: Rather than trying to punish their countrymen who provided the United States with information about


GOP now backing pay cuts

Opinion: COLUMBUS The Republican-controlled Ohio Senate has changed its tune on pay cuts for lawmakers.


Shame on the mass media for the fall of Jim Tressel

Opinion: Shame on the mass media for the fall of Jim Tressel The Jim Tressel article Sports Illustrated


Scrappers bring many assets, no fears as Season 13 begins

Editorial: Scrappers bring many assets, no fears as Season 13 begins The mighty Mahoning Valley Scrappers


Who needs real political emails?

Opinion: By John Kass Chicago Tribune Distinguished reporters began poring over 24,000 pages of email


GOP debate resembled an echo chamber

Opinion: The organizers of Monday night’s Republican debate apparently knew what they were doing when they


Little hope for Afghan peace

Opinion: By Mina Habib The Institute for War & Peace Reporting KABUL, Afghanistan A government panel


Who contributed the most?

Opinion: Post-primary campaign finance reports during odd-year elections typically are a bit dull. But the


Lies about Medicare

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords In an astonishing observation, Rep. Paul Ryan recently declared:


Which ‘green jobs’ better?

Opinion: By Steve Larkin McClatchy-Tribune ARLINGTON, Va. When is a green job not a green job? When it


Church-state clash in China revealing

Opinion: By Jennifer A. MARSHALL The Heritage Foundation “As a sensitive day known to all fell in this


Debt ceiling deadline looms

Opinion: Loveland (Colo.) Daily Reporter-Herald: The clock continues to tick down to an Aug. 2 deadline for


What’s in a degree?

Opinion: By Daniel Akst Newsday Now that graduation season is upon us, here’s one last test question for


Danger grows as Syria falters

Opinion: The Syrian people have good reason to feel let down by those around the world who claim to believe