Opinion and Editorial

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Growing distaste for war

Opinion: The (Toledo) Blade: New polls suggest that Americans express a growing distaste for U.S. involvement


A forgotten tool in our energy crisis

Opinion: By Daniel Akst Newsday OK, show of hands. Now that Japan is battling to contain a reactor


Is any public sector pay raise justified in current economy?

Editorial: Three weeks ago, Columbiana County commissioners agreed to a 3 percent pay raise this year for


Israel a scapegoat for despots

Opinion: A well-known maxim from the Dictators’ Handbook advises finding an external enemy to distract the


Obama’s war in Libya is unwise

Opinion: By Matthew Rothschild McClatchy-Tribune President Obama’s decision to wage war on Libya is


It’s about the public interest

Opinion: By William F. SHUGHART II McClatchy-Tribune Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker created a firestorm


A local connection to Arthur St. Clair

Opinion: By Dick Phillips Special to The Vindicator If you’ve ever driven down St. Clair Avenue in


Rest up and hit the books

Opinion: Rest up and hit the books (Willoughby) News-Herald: While some progress is made on federal budget


US lets others lead in Libya

Opinion: At first glance, it looks as if the Obama administration has executed a sudden turnabout in its


Ohio needs an enforceable law against illegal slot machines

Editorial: If it looks like a slot machine and acts like a slot machine, is it a slot machine? Maybe.


Will US scrub every blemish?

Opinion: WASHINGTON The missile strikes that inaugurated America’s latest attempt at regime change were


Bahrain protests deserve support

Opinion: By Husain Abdulla McClatchy-Tribune It is shameful of the Obama administration to acquiesce in


Nothing new about nuke danger

Opinion: Nothing new about nuke danger The press has been acting like nuclear exposure was a new thing.


Red-light cameras flawed

Opinion: Daily Record, New Jersey: It’s been nearly a year since we last came out against red-light cameras


Addressing teen alcohol problem

Opinion: Addressing teen alcohol problem Two years ago, a group of concerned citizens in Canfield,