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New food guide problematic

Opinion: By Kathryn Strong McClatchy-Tribune Is the plate half full or half empty? The food guide icon


USDA finds some sense

Opinion: The Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader: We are hoping common sense has prevailed in the Ozarks bunny


Obama strikes truth gusher

Opinion: By Michael J. WILSON McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON In 1981, I was a door-to-door canvasser for


Senate swipes at debit cards

Opinion: By Gus West McClatchy-Tribune Remember those dark days after the 2008 financial collapse, when


Is al-Qaida’s influence waning?

Opinion: LONDON Abdullah Anas, a jovial, bearded onetime Algerian imam, was a close colleague of Osama bin


Ohio Senate leader calls for review of true scope of state budget deficit

Opinion: Ohio Senate leader calls for review of true scope of state budget deficit I applaud a recent


The long arm of the Internet ...

Opinion: The always and instantly available world on Facebook, on Twitter and online causes some embarrassing


Local Dems uncertain about prez

Opinion: If applause is an indication of the level of political support, here’s what can be said about the


You’ve earned your vacation

Opinion: By David A. LOVE McClatchy-Tribune You work too hard. You deserve a vacation. Summer used to


What sacrifices are YSU’s faculty and staff making?

Editorial: Before the board of trustees of Youngstown State University slaps another 3.5 percent tuition


State forces church to choose

Opinion: By Charles A. DONOVAN The Heritage Foundation Our nation’s simmering conscience wars have


Thorn in Gov. Kasich’s side

Opinion: COLUMBUS Gov. John Kasich must be getting sick of ProgressOhio, capital city-based liberal policy


Shifting sands of religion, politics

Opinion: Of the 44 U.S. presidents, all but a handful have been affiliated with a relatively narrow list of


Inspiring principal leaves legacy at Cardinal Mooney

Editorial: Cardinal Mooney High School on Youngstown’s South Side has stood as a proud beacon of quality


An assault on democracy

Opinion: The Miami Herald: That Gov. Rick Scott had the temerity to cast the $615 million in projects he